Zeigler Wins First Round Of County Spelling Bee
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Zeigler Wins First Round Of County Spelling Bee
By David [email protected]
The Eisenhower Elementary School sixth-grader will face the middle school division winner Thursday night after the middle school spelling bee finishes. The seventh- and eighth-graders start at 6:30 p.m. at Mentone Elementary School.[[In-content Ad]]It took 12 rounds and less than an hour for Zeigler to be declared the winner last night.
By round 11, the final two elementary school spellers left were Zeigler and Kollin Bell, North Webster Elementary School. Bell misspelled "indelible", however, and Zeigler missed "financier".
In round 12, Bell missed "larynx", but Zeigler correctly spelled "patience" for the win.
Cassandra, 12, is the daughter of Paula and Ty Zeigler. She said it was "pretty awesome" to win the first round of the spelling bee.
Kollin, 11, is the son of Kevin and Stacey Bell. He is a fifth-grader.
The winner of the Kosciusko County Spelling Bee Thursday night advances to The Journal Gazette Regional Spelling Bee March 13 in Fort Wayne. The winner of the regional bee will advance to the national Scripps-Howard Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
The Kosciusko County winners of the two grade division bees each receive a $2,500 Richard R. Long Scholarship. The scholarship is given in recognition of Long's many years of service to the children, teachers and parents of North Webster School and in honor of his work for the International Palace of Sports, now known as the Shoop Sports and Youth Foundation. The Shoop Foundation funds the spelling bee scholarships to help provide future higher education for the spelling bee winners.
Other students representing their schools Tuesday night in the spelling bee were: Brad Nethercutt, Lincoln; Aaron Wainscott, Harrison; Aric Swihart, Madison; Pearl McKeever, Warsaw Christian; Braydon Ott, Mentone; Lucas Cone, Jefferson; Ashley Beer, Milford; Dylan Grubbs, Washington; Brendan Sullivan, Sacred Heart; Katie Heckman, Akron; Andrew Dixon, Syracuse; Alexis Devenney, Leesburg; and Jamie Bumbaugh, Pierceton.
The pronouncer for the spelling bee was Susan Eller. Judges were Doris Lemert, Angie Miller and Jon Ocock. The organizer for this year's competition is Akron Elementary School Principal Blaine Conley.
Co-sponsors of the spelling bee are Kosciusko REMC and Grace College.
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The Eisenhower Elementary School sixth-grader will face the middle school division winner Thursday night after the middle school spelling bee finishes. The seventh- and eighth-graders start at 6:30 p.m. at Mentone Elementary School.[[In-content Ad]]It took 12 rounds and less than an hour for Zeigler to be declared the winner last night.
By round 11, the final two elementary school spellers left were Zeigler and Kollin Bell, North Webster Elementary School. Bell misspelled "indelible", however, and Zeigler missed "financier".
In round 12, Bell missed "larynx", but Zeigler correctly spelled "patience" for the win.
Cassandra, 12, is the daughter of Paula and Ty Zeigler. She said it was "pretty awesome" to win the first round of the spelling bee.
Kollin, 11, is the son of Kevin and Stacey Bell. He is a fifth-grader.
The winner of the Kosciusko County Spelling Bee Thursday night advances to The Journal Gazette Regional Spelling Bee March 13 in Fort Wayne. The winner of the regional bee will advance to the national Scripps-Howard Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
The Kosciusko County winners of the two grade division bees each receive a $2,500 Richard R. Long Scholarship. The scholarship is given in recognition of Long's many years of service to the children, teachers and parents of North Webster School and in honor of his work for the International Palace of Sports, now known as the Shoop Sports and Youth Foundation. The Shoop Foundation funds the spelling bee scholarships to help provide future higher education for the spelling bee winners.
Other students representing their schools Tuesday night in the spelling bee were: Brad Nethercutt, Lincoln; Aaron Wainscott, Harrison; Aric Swihart, Madison; Pearl McKeever, Warsaw Christian; Braydon Ott, Mentone; Lucas Cone, Jefferson; Ashley Beer, Milford; Dylan Grubbs, Washington; Brendan Sullivan, Sacred Heart; Katie Heckman, Akron; Andrew Dixon, Syracuse; Alexis Devenney, Leesburg; and Jamie Bumbaugh, Pierceton.
The pronouncer for the spelling bee was Susan Eller. Judges were Doris Lemert, Angie Miller and Jon Ocock. The organizer for this year's competition is Akron Elementary School Principal Blaine Conley.
Co-sponsors of the spelling bee are Kosciusko REMC and Grace College.
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