DOWNINGTOWN — The county’s top spelling students will compete to win the annual Chester County Spelling Bee, Monday, Feb. 8, as elementary and middle school students from across the county spell words most mortals can only guess at.
The event, which begins at 9:00 a.m., will be streamed live on CCiTV and is a qualifying bee for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It will be held at the Chester County Intermediate Unit’s Educational Service Center (Entrance B) located at 455 Boot Road in Downingtown.
The Chester County Spelling Bee, which is coordinated by the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU), is open to all students enrolled in a Chester County public, private, parochial or home school in any grade up to and including grade eight, and who has not reached their 15th birthday on or before August 31, 2015.
According to Ashley Boyd, CCIU special events coordinator, each participating school is able to send one student to the Chester County bee who meets the age and grade requirements.
“Each of the participants is the winner from his or her school’s local spelling bee and each school is permitted to determine its own qualifying structure for its entrant, provided it follows the eligibility requirements,” added Boyd.
The last student standing on stage on February 8 will have earned a trip for two to Washington, D.C. to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and Bee Week. The champion will also receive: the Samuel Louis Sugarman award certificate for a 2015 United States Mint Proof Set; Webster’s Third New International Dictionary; and a one year subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Last year, Great Valley Middle School student Aakash Narayan emerged as the champion. Laura Liu from Valley Forge Middle School placed second and Akhila Yalvigi of Avon Grove Charter School placed third.
The 2016 Chester County Spelling Bee will be streamed live over the Internet via CCiTV at ccitv.cciu.org.
In the event of inclement weather, the snow date is set for Friday, February 19, at the same time and location.
For more information on the Chester County Spelling Bee, please visit www.cciu.org/SpellingBee or contact Ashley Boyd at 484-237-5053.
For directions to the Educational Service Center, please visit www.cciu.org/ESCdirections.
The competing students:
|
School |
Student Name |
|
Avon Grove Charter School |
Nathaniel Krinock |
|
Bradford Heights Elementary School |
Jillian Osgood |
|
Caln Elementary School |
Alison Scheivert |
|
Chadds Ford Elementary School |
Vibha Janakiraman |
|
Charles F. Patton Middle School |
Saanvi Garg |
|
Chester County Home School Association |
Elle Herson |
|
Collegium Charter School |
Rohan Rojy |
|
Devon Preparatory School |
Zachary Fedyk |
|
Downingtown Middle School |
Shreya Iyer |
|
East Fallowfield School |
Ava Dellicompagni |
|
East Vincent School |
Charlotte Camp |
|
East Ward Elementary School |
Ryan Combs |
|
Fred S. Engle Middle School |
Finn Allison |
|
French Creek Elementary School |
Heather Wagner |
|
Friendship Elementary School |
Thomas Wayne |
|
Great Valley Middle School |
Aakash Narayan |
|
Hillendale Elementary School |
Theodore Eskander |
|
Hopewell Elementary School |
Sarah Brown |
|
Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School |
Gaurav Sahai |
|
Kennett Middle School |
Ella Masciulli |
|
King’s Highway Elementary School |
Khaliyah Hampton |
|
Lionville Middle School |
April Komal |
|
Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center |
Esha Singh |
|
Mary C. Howse School |
Vaishnavi Kusumba |
|
North Brandywine Middle School |
Tijon Pittman |
|
Octorara Junior High School |
Heather Scribner |
|
Octorara Primary Learning Center |
Caleb Campbell |
|
Owen J. Roberts Middle School |
Brahm Bean |
|
Penn Wood Elementary School |
Aditya ‘Neil’ Barbara |
|
Penn’s Grove Middle School |
Aleksandra Fetrow |
|
Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School |
Jack Verhagen |
|
Phoenixville Area Middle School |
Sara Filipovski |
|
Pickering Valley Elementary School |
George Liu |
|
Pocopson Elementary School |
Riley Griffith |
|
Pope John Paul II Regional Catholic Elementary School |
Katherine Detwiler |
|
Rainbow Elementary School |
Endia Johnson |
|
Reeceville Elementary School |
Mikaylah Conover |
|
Renaissance Academy Charter School |
Niral Bangha |
|
Saint Agnes School |
Serena Arnold |
|
Saint Norbert School |
Blake Laudadio |
|
Saints Peter and Paul |
Ryan Doherty |
|
Scott Middle School |
Tristan DiBerardino |
|
Shamona Creek Elementary School |
Lineesha Kamana |
|
South Brandywine Middle School |
Matthew Shumate |
|
Springton Manor Elementary School |
Matthew Beebe |
|
St. Elizabeth School |
Isabelle Mesiarik |
|
St. Patrick School |
Molly Coghan |
|
Stetson Middle School |
Knox Hambleton |
|
Sugartown Elementary School |
Krishna Doraisamy |
|
Tredyffrin/Easttown Middle School |
John Marsala |
|
Uwchlan Hills Elementary School |
Alexa Fulton |
|
Valley Forge Middle School |
Svara Mazumder |
|
Villa Maria Academy |
Jordi DeJong |
|
West Chester Christian School |
Joseph Gingery |
|
West Vincent Elementary School |
Bella Patel |
