The
annual Taylor School District Spelling
Bee was held at the Board of Education on May 29.
This
event has been a tradition in the district for more years than anyone can
remember and is a great way to celebrate the fourth and fifth grade top
spellers in each elementary building.
Due
to the consolidation of schools down to only eight buildings, the district
administration and Spelling Bee Chairperson Sue Massucci, principal of Holland Elementary
School, decided to invite both the winners from each building and the runners
up. This made the bee more competitive and recognized more of our awesome
students.
The
Bee began with Superintendent Diane Allen greeting the audience and
congratulating the contestants. She then introduced the judges for the
Bee -- which consisted of Susie Dunckel, principal of Kinyon, Patty Masserang,
Lifetouch Portrait Studio customer representative and Karen DePriest, founder
of Christy's Legacy of Hope.
She
also introduced our word caller, Marilyn Vargo, Myers Elementary School social worker.
Trophies
were presented to the winners from each school and medallions on ribbons were
presented to the runners up.
Mrs.
Vargo began the Bee by reading the Spelling Bee Rules and Standards. The
students completed a practice round to relax and make sure they understood the
procedure. The Bee began and proved to be a very exciting event. The
students went 17 rounds before it got down to the two final contestants, Rachel
Hatfield and Kylie Scarpace.
These
two incredible spellers went another 31 rounds back and forth before Kylie
missed the word "mackerel." Rachel then had to spell it
correctly along with the next word, "rampant,” to be the winner.
The
most impressive part of Rachel’s victory is that she also won the Bee last
year.
Included
are pictures of Rachel, in the blue outfit, with Supt. Allen. Kylie, in yellow,
is also photographed with Supt. Allen and Principal Massucci. Also included are
photos of the rest of field.
The
staff congratulates all the students who participated. The Taylor School
District is proud to have such dedicated, studious children representing the
district.
Following
are the winners (listed first) and runners up from each school:
- Eureka Heights - Gia Cook and Tatiana Howell
- Holland - Kylie Scarpace and Matthew VanWynsberghe
- Kinyon - Elayna Miller and Adam Mzoughi
- McDowell – Rachel Hatfield and A'Aniyah Grier
- Blair Moody - Rose Fletcher and Nicholas Fisher
- Myers - Winter Burton and Nefertiti Earth
- Randall - Logan Dukes and Alyssa Freeman
- Taylor Parks - Antonio Debono and Madison Porter
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