Two Fort Bend ISD students—Srikrissh Kandoor from E.A. Jones Elementary School and Shanvi Mishra from Anne Sullivan Elementary School—will compete in the 2021 Houston Public Media Spelling Bee after winning the FBISD district bee Jan. 30, according to a district press release.

Additionally, John Hawkins, a student at Pecan Grove Elementary School, will serve as an alternate.

The 2021 Houston Public Media Spelling Bee will be held March 9. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the spelling test will take place online, the release said.