Regional Spelling Bee competition set; includes five spellers from Boundary County

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