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Regional Spelling Bee competition set;
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March 14, 2015 |
Five students from Boundary County Schools have
earned their way into the North Idaho Regional
Spelling Bee, to be held Saturday, March 21 at
North Idaho College. Our local students will
compete against student spellers from other
schools representing 10 school districts across
Northern Idaho.
Participants from Boundary County School
District #101 include:
• Bianca Dally, Fourth grade,
Mt. Hall Elementary
• Tyler Stockdale, Fifth grade,
Naples Elementary
• Chase Tucker, Sixth grade,
Boundary County Middle School
• Katelyn Hutchinson, Seventh
grade, Boundary County Middle School
• Jamin Bontrager, Eighth
grade, Boundary County Middle School
A total of 53 fourth- through eighth-graders
from the five northern counties of Idaho will
participate in this the twelfth annual North
Idaho Regional Spelling Bee at North Idaho
College. The winner of the North Idaho Regional
will receive an all-expense-paid trip to
Washington, D.C. to participate in the Scripps
National Spelling Bee scheduled for the end of
May.
Each contestant was the winner of his or her
respective grade level in district qualifying
bees held in public school districts as well as
a home school and private school district
throughout North Idaho.
“A total of 53 schools are involved in this
year’s spelling bee from 11 districts across
North Idaho, including home school associations
and private schools,” said North Idaho Regional
Spelling Bee Coordinator Mindy Patterson.
“Congratulations to those who qualified for the
regional bee this year—it’s an amazing
accomplishment.”
The spellers will compete against each other,
regardless of grade level, beginning at 9:00
a.m. in Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts
Center on the North Idaho College main campus.
Registration for participants will begin at 8:30
a.m.
The event is sponsored by Hagadone Newspapers
and hosted by North Idaho College.
Besides Boundary County School District, other
North Idaho districts participating in this
spelling competition include:
Coeur d’Alene School District #271
Home School District participants
Kellogg School District #391
Kootenai School District #274
Lake Pend Oreille School District #84
Lakeland School District #272
Private School District participants
St. Maries School District #41
Wallace School District #393
West Bonner County School District #83 |
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