YOUNGSTOWN - The 93rd Annual 21WFMJ Regional Spelling Bee has wrapped up and this year an 8th grader from Warren took home the trophy.

The competition brought students from all over the Valley out to Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown to compete and test their spelling skills.

Genevieve Ramey, from Lincoln PK-8 in Warren, has been participating in the Spelling Bee for three years now but this is her first win. She told 21 News that she walked into the Bee knowing that all she could do, was her best.

"I told myself I'm just going to get as far as I'm going to get and I'm going to do my best," Ramey said.

Now Ramey heads to the national competition in Washington D.C. The achievement makes her a little nervous, she said, but is also an opportunity that excites her.

"I'm definitely nervous but I know it's going to come with preparation and hard work and I do that all the time," Ramey said.

The runner up to Ramey was Jackson Milton 5th grader Isaac Sasnowski, with B. L. Miller Elementary 6th grader Violet Sheen taking home third place in the Spelling Bee.

If you missed the Saturday competition in person, WBCB, the sister station of 21WFMJ, will be airing the 93rd Annual 21WFMJ Regional Spelling Bee on Sunday April 5th from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.