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LISBON — The 2015Columbiana County Spelling Beekicks off at 6:30 p.m. March 11 atLisbon David Anderson HighSchool auditorium.Kent State University English

Professor Matthew Stewart will bethe pronouncer for 47 of the bestspellers in Columbiana County.Student representatives from all 11school districts, and two parochialschools will vie for the chance torepresent the county in the ScrippsNational Spelling Bee in Washing-ton, D.C., beginning Memorial Dayweekend.The three newspapers in

Columbiana County sponsor theBee providing local prizes and alsothe trip to the National Spelling Beefor the winner and one adult chap-erone. Bee Week begins on May24 and concludes on May 30 andincludes a combination of nationalspelling bee rounds, banquets andsightseeing.This year is the 56th annual

Columbiana County Spelling Bee.The 2015 Bee participant include13 eighth-graders, 13 seventh-graders, 12 sixth-graders, and ninefifth-graders. Ten of the participantsin this year’s Bee are returning forat least the second time and one is

returning for the fourth time inhopes of winning and competing inthe National Bee in Washington,D.C. Students making it to thecounty spelling bee must place intheir local school district’s spellingbee. The number of students fromeach district is determined by thepercentage of the total district stu-dent population.Students participating in the

Columbiana County Spelling Beeare provided with the 1150-word“Spell-It” Tricks and Tips forSpelling Bee Success. This book isthe official list of study words forspelling champions and is compiledby Scripps and Merriam-Webster.Practice words are divided into sec-tions by their language of originand the book includes both basicstudy lists and special challengewords.Last year, Stewart pronounced

297 words in 57 rounds at theColumbiana County Spelling Bee.The champion was two-time win-ner, Sasha Davis, an eighth-graderfrom Leetonia schools. Sasha cor-rectly spelled “deluded” and“reductive” after competing in 56rounds of words, 30 of which werecomprised of the top three spellers,to win the county spelling bee.

Rules which provide guidelinesfor the judges, pronouncer, and thespellers for the competition thisyear are very similar to those fromprevious years. The bee winnermust always spell a word correctlyin a competitive round and thenspell another word correctly in thenext round in which he/she is theonly participant.The Columbiana County Educa-

tional Service Center co-sponsorsthe Bee, along with the MorningJournal, the Salem News and TheReview. Columbiana County Edu-cational Service Center officialsinclude supervisors: Yvonne Lipin-sky, spelling bee coordinator; SheriBobeck, Danielle Dillon, AlainaKilpatrick, Kim Mayer, CindiMadej andMarieWilliams.County library directors serving

as judges are Carol Cobbs, MelissaPercic and Lisa Rohrbaugh, alongwith Appeals Judge Brad Stephens.The Ohio Lottery annually pays

the registrations for each participat-ing school district.Newspaper publishers include

Larry Dorschner of the MorningJournal; Tammie McIntosh of TheReview and Beth Volosin of theSalemNews.

2 • COLUMBIANA COUNTY SPELLING BEE 2015 • TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015

County’s best spellers will face off for thechance to go to Washington, D.C.

Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer

Thirteen-year-old Lisbon students Angel Dunn and Mackenzie Brown (shown left) duel forfirst and second place. At the right, 12-year-old Amelia Montgomery of Columbiana and 10-year-old Ryan Emch of New Waterford compete for first place in the Crestview spelling bee.

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1. Eligibility: A spellerqualifying for the 2015Scripps National SpellingBee near Washington, D.C.must meet these require-ments:

(1) The speller must nothave won a Scripps NationalSpelling Bee championshipnearWashington, D.C.

(2) The speller mustattend a school that is offi-cially enrolled with theScripps National SpellingBee.

(3) The speller must nothave passed beyond theeighth grade on or beforeFebruary 1, 2015.

(4) The speller must nothave repeated any grade forthe purpose of extendingspelling bee eligibility. If thespeller has repeated anygrade, the speller must notifythe Scripps National SpellingBee of the circumstances ofgrade repetition by March31, 2015; and the ScrippsNational Spelling Bee will, atits sole discretion, determinethe speller’s eligibility statuson or before April 30, 2015.

(5) The speller—or thespeller’s parent, legalguardian, or school official

acting on the speller’sbehalf—must not havedeclared to another entity anacademic classification high-er than eighth grade for anypurpose, including highschool graduation equivalen-cy or proficiency examina-tions and/or examinationssuch as the PSAT, SAT, orACT.

(6) The speller must nothave earned the legal equiva-lent of a high school diplo-ma.

(7) The speller must nothave completed or have beenenrolled in more than sixhigh school-level courses ortwo college-level courses onor before April 30, 2015.

(8) The speller must noteschew normal school activi-ty to study for spelling bees.The Scripps NationalSpelling Bee defines normalschool activity as adherenceto at least four courses ofstudy other than languagearts, spelling, Latin, Greek,vocabulary, and etymologyfor at least four hours perweekday for 34 of the 38weeks between August 25,2014, andMay 16, 2015.

(9) The speller must not

have reached his/her 15thbirthday on or before August31, 2014.

(10) The speller musthave been declared a cham-

pion of a final local spellingbee taking place on or afterFebruary 1, 2015, or be aspelling champion of aschool whose application for

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RULESContinued from Page 3sponsor’s spelling bee pro-gram between June 2014and April 2015, the spellerremains disqualified for the2015 Scripps NationalSpelling Bee and may notseek advancement in the2015 Scripps NationalSpelling Bee programthrough another sponsorand/or enrollment in anotherschool.

(12) The speller, uponqualifying for the 2015Scripps National SpellingBee near Washington, D.C.,must submit a completedChampion Bio Form, a Certi-fication of Eligibility Form, asigned Appearance Consentand Release Form and a pho-to to the Scripps NationalSpelling Bee. The speller willnotify the Bee — at least 24hours prior to the first day ofcompetition in the 2015Scripps National SpellingBee in Washington, D.C. —if any of the statements madeon the Certification of Eligi-bility Form are no longer trueor require updating. Thespeller’s sponsor will provideaccess to the necessaryforms.

(13) The speller must nothave any first-, second- orthird-degree relatives (i.e.

sibling, parent, grandparent,aunt, uncle, niece, nephew,half-sibling, first cousin orgreat grandparent) who arecurrent employees of TheE.W. Scripps Company.

The Scripps NationalSpelling Bee may disqualifyprior to or during competi-tion any speller who is not incompliance with any of itseligibility requirements; andit may — at any timebetween the conclusion ofthe 2015 Scripps NationalSpelling Bee and April 30,2016 —require any spellerwho is found to have notbeen in compliance with anyof the eligibility requirementsto forfeit the prizes, rank, andother benefits accorded to thespeller as a result of partici-pation in the 2015 ScrippsNational Spelling Bee.

2. Format: The spellingbee is conducted in rounds.Each speller remaining in thespelling bee at the start of around spells one word oranswers one vocabularyquestion in each round —except in the case of a writ-ten, multiple choice, oronline test. The spelling beemay be conducted orally orin writing or in a manner that

is a combination of the two;however, if the spelling beeofficials specify an oral for-mat, the speller may notdemand a written formatexcept under the conditionsof Rule 4.

3. Word list: Localspelling bee officials areresponsible for selecting theword lists for use at eachlocal spelling bee. Manylocal spelling bee officialsuse word lists generated bythe Scripps National SpellingBee. These lists includemany words that appear inthe current edition of Spell It!as well as some “end-of-bee”words. All words on ScrippsNational Spelling Bee word

lists are entries in Webster’sThird New International Dic-tionary and its addenda sec-tion, copyright 2002, Merri-am-Webster, the official dic-tionary of the ScrippsNational Spelling Bee.

4. Special needs: Spellingbee officials will strive toprovide accommodation forspellers who have physicalchallenges. All requests forspelling bee officials toaccommodate special needsinvolving sight, hearing,speech, or movement shouldbe directed to spelling beeofficials well in advance ofthe spelling bee date. Thejudges have discretionarypower to amend oral and/or

written spelling requirementson a case-by-case basis forspellers with diagnosed med-ical conditions involvingsight, hearing, speech, ormovement.

5. Pronouncer’s role: Thepronouncer strives to pro-nounce words according tothe diacritical markings inScripps National SpellingBee word lists.

In Oral Spelling RoundsHomonyms: If a word has

one or more homonyms, thepronouncer indicates whichword is to be spelled bydefining the word.

Speller’s requests: Thepronouncer responds to the

speller’s requests for a defini-tion, sentence, part of speech,language(s) of origin, andalternate pronunciation(s).When presented withrequests for alternate pronun-ciations, the pronouncer or anaide to the pronouncerchecks for alternate pronun-ciations in either Webster’sThird New International Dic-tionary and its addenda sec-tion, copyright 2002, Merri-am-Webster or Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dic-tionary, eleventh edition. Thepronouncer does not enter-tain root word questions,requests for alternate defini-tions, or requests for marked-

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ly slower pronunciation.Pronouncer’s sense of

helpfulness: The pronouncermay offer word informa-tion—without the spellerhaving requested the informa-tion—if the pronouncer sens-es that the information ishelpful and the information ispresented in the entry for theword in a 2015 ScrippsNational Spelling Bee wordlist.

In Oral VocabularyRoundsProcedure: The pronounc-

er reads aloud the vocabularyquestion and both options (A)and (B), but does not indicatewhich is correct.Homonyms: If a word has

one or more homonyms, thepronouncer indicates whichword is in question byspelling the word aloud.Speller’s requests: The

pronouncer responds to thespeller’s requests for thequestion and/or answeroptions to be repeated. Thepronouncer may also providethe spelling of the word inquestion.

6. Judges’ role: Thejudges uphold the rules anddetermine whether or not

words are spelled correctly orvocabulary items areanswered correctly. They alsorender final decisions onappeals in accordance withRule 11. They are in com-plete control of the competi-tion and their decision is finalon all questions.Interaction with the

speller: Because seeing thespeller’s lip movements maybe critical in detecting misun-derstandings or misspellings,the judges encourage spellersto face them when pronounc-ing and spelling the word.Notice of rules: The

judges ensure that all spellersand audience members aregiven an opportunity toreceive a complete copy of

the rules prior to the start ofthe spelling bee.Misunderstandings: The

judges participate in theexchange of informationbetween the speller and pro-nouncer if they feel that clari-fication is needed. Also, thejudges listen carefully to thespeller’s pronunciation of theword; and, if they sense thatthe speller has misunderstoodthe word, the judges workwith the speller and pro-nouncer until they are satis-fied that reasonable attemptshave been made to assist thespeller in understanding theword. While the judges areresponsible for attempting todetect a speller’s misunder-standing, it is sometimes

impossible to detect a misun-derstanding until an error hasbeen made. The judges arenot responsible for thespeller’s misunderstanding.Pronouncer errors: The

judges compare the pro-nouncer’s pronunciation withthe diacritical markings in theword list. If the judges feelthat the pronouncer’s pronun-ciation does not match thepronunciation specified in thediacritical markings, thejudges direct the pronouncerto correct the error as soon asit is detected.Disqualifications for rea-

sons other than error: Thejudges will disqualify aspeller (1) who refuses arequest to start spelling or to

provide an answer to a vocab-ulary question; (2) who doesnot approach the microphonewhen it is time to receive theword or question; (3) whodoes not comply with the eli-gibility requirements; (4) whoengages in unsportsmanlikeconduct; (5) who, in theprocess of retracing aspelling, alters the letters orsequence of letters from thosefirst uttered; (6) who, in theprocess of spelling, uttersunintelligible or nonsensesounds; or (7) who, in theprocess of providing ananswer in an oral vocabularyround, provides a blend ofcorrect and incorrect informa-tion (For example: If inanswering the question,

“What is porridge madefrom? A. fur, or B. grain,” thespeller provides as an answereither “A. grain” or “B. fur.”).Speller activities that do

not merit disqualification:The judges may not disquali-fy a speller (1) for failing topronounce the word eitherbefore or after spelling it, (2)for asking a question, or (3)for noting or failing to notethe capitalization of a word,the presence of a diacriticalmark, the presence of ahyphen or other form ofpunctuation, or spacingbetween words in an opencompound.

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7. Speller’s role: In a spelling round, thespeller makes an effort to face the judges andpronounce the word for the judges beforespelling it and after spelling it. The spellerwhile facing the judges makes an effort toutter each letter distinctly and with sufficientvolume to be understood by the judges. Thespeller may ask the pronouncer to say theword again, define it, use it in a sentence,provide the part of speech, provide the lan-guage(s) of origin, and/or provide an alternatepronunciation or pronunciations.

Misunderstandings: The speller is respon-sible for any misunderstanding of the wordunless (1) the pronouncer never provided acorrect pronunciation; (2) the pronouncerprovided incorrect information regarding thedefinition, part of speech, or language of ori-gin; or (3) the speller correctly spelled a hom-onym of the word and the pronouncer failedto either offer a definition or distinguish thehomonyms.

In an oral vocabulary round, a speller mayanswer the question by providing (1) the let-ter associated with the chosen answer, (2) thechosen answer or (3) both. If the correctanswer is identified by (1) associated letteralone or (2) by answer alone or (3) by bothcorrect letter and correct answer, the speller iscorrect.

For example: If the speller is offered thequestion, “What is porridge made from? A.fur, or B. grain,” each of the following meth-ods of answering is correct: “B,” “grain,” or“B. grain.”

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RULESContinued from Page 6nouncer and judges will not ask thespeller to correct another speller’s mis-spelling, even in end-of-bee circum-stances.

9. Errors: Upon providing an incor-rect spelling of a word or an incorrectanswer to a vocabulary question, thespeller immediately drops out of thecompetition, except as provided in Rule10.

10. End-of-bee procedure: If allspellers in a round misspell or answervocabulary questions incorrectly: Ifnone of the spellers remaining in thespelling bee at the start of a round spellsa word correctly or answers a vocabu-lary question correctly during that

round, all remain in the competition anda new spelling round begins.

Ties: All spellers eliminated in thesame round are tied for the same place.After the champion has been deter-mined, spelling bee officials may opt toconduct tiebreakers (of their owndesign) if tiebreakers are necessary forthe awarding of prizes or the determina-tion of qualifying spellers for the nextlevel of competition.

If only one speller in a round spellscorrectly or answers a vocabulary ques-tion correctly: If only one speller spellscorrectly in a round, a new one-wordspelling round begins and the speller isgiven an opportunity to spell a word onthe list (anticipated championshipword). If the speller succeeds in correct-

ly spelling the anticipated championshipword in this one-word round, the spelleris declared the champion.

Example: In Round 12 there are fourspellers. Spellers 6 and 21 misspell.Speller 30 spells correctly. Speller 42misspells. So, Speller 30 is the onlyspeller in the round to spell correctly.Speller 30 begins Round 13—a one-word round—and is offered the antici-pated championship word. Speller 30correctly spells the anticipated champi-onship word and is declared champion.

Example: Two spellers spell inRound 10. Speller 14 misspells. Speller25 spells correctly. Speller 25 beginsRound 11—a one-word round—and is

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RULESContinued from Page 7offered the anticipated cham-pionship word. Speller 25correctly spells the anticipat-ed championship word and isdeclared champion.

Example: Two spellersspell in Round 16. Speller 3spells correctly. Speller 9misspells. Speller 3 beginsRound 17—a one-wordround—and is offered theanticipated championshipword. Speller 3 correctlyspells the anticipated champi-onship word and is declaredchampion.

VERY IMPORTANT: Ifa speller misspells the antici-pated championship word ina one-word round: A newspelling round begins withALL the spellers who partici-pated in the previous round.These spellers spell in theiroriginal order.

Example: In Round 8there are three spellers.Speller 12 spells correctlyand Spellers 23 and 37 mis-spell. Round 9—a one-wordround—begins, and Speller12 is offered the anticipatedchampionship word. Speller12 misspells the anticipatedchampionship word. Round10 begins and includesSpellers 12, 23, and 37. The

rules prescribe that spellers12, 23, and 37 spell in theiroriginal order; so Speller 12gets the next word on the listeven though Speller 12 mis-spelled the previous word onthe list. Round 10 is notcomplete until all threespellers have spelled.

Tip: Spelling bee officialsmay find it helpful to desig-nate a record keeper or judgeto track the progress ofspellers throughout therounds. The record keeper’sinformation will be helpful inpreventing end-of-bee confu-sion.

11. Appeals: The speller’sparent(s), legal guardian, orteacher may appeal to thejudges for the speller’s rein-statement provided that theappeal is in compliance withthe appeal protocol. Thejudges render a final decisionon the appeal in accordancewith the reinstatement proto-col.

Appeal protocolA written appeal must be

hand delivered to the desig-nated official (usually thespelling beecoordinator/director). Thedeadline for delivering an

appeal is before the spelleraffected would have receivedhis/her next word had he/shestayed in the spelling bee;however, to minimize disrup-tions to the spelling bee,every effort should be madeto deliver an appeal by theend of the round in which thespeller was eliminated. Whenfive or fewer spellers remain,the written appeal require-ment is suspended, and anoral appeal must be madebefore the speller would havereceived his/her next wordhad he/she stayed in thespelling bee. A writtenappeal must provide thespeller’s name, the word in

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question, and the reason the spellershould be reinstated.While the competition is in session,

individuals who have filed appeals maynot directly approach the judges unlessexplicit permission to approach thejudges has been given. The judges willcontact the speller if they decide to rein-state the speller. To minimize disruptionto the pace of the spelling bee and theconcentration of the spellers, the judgesare under no obligation to stop thespelling bee in order to discuss with thespeller’s parent(s), legal guardian, orteacher a denied appeal. The judges’decisions are final and are subject nei-ther to review nor to reversal by theScripps National Spelling Bee’s head-

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Reinstatement protocolPronouncer mispronunciation: An

appeal claiming that a speller’s elimina-tion from the spelling bee was due topronunciation error should be deniedunless there is agreement that the pro-nouncer never offered a correct pronun-ciation.Alternate pronunciations: An appeal

claiming that the pronouncer did notoffer alternate pronunciations should bedenied unless it is determined that thespeller requested alternate pronuncia-tions and the pronouncer did not accom-modate the speller’s request for alter-nate pronunciations and it appears that

the speller’s spelling almost matches thecorrect spelling.Speller’s misunderstanding: An

appeal claiming that the speller’s elimi-nation from the spelling bee was due tothe speller’s not understanding the word[its pronunciation(s) and/or other infor-mation about the word] should bedenied. It is the speller’s responsibilityto understand the word.Speller offered correct spelling for a

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County winnersWinners of the annual Columbiana County Spelling Bee since itsinception are:Susan Shepherd.........................St. Aloysius..............................1960Gary Barringer......................East Liverpool..............................1961MalcolmOgilvie...................East Liverpool..............................1962Vicki Galchick ....................................Salem..............................1963MalcolmOgilvie...................East Liverpool..............................1964Pamela Brooks................................Leetonia..............................1965Terry Hawkins..............................Crestview..............................1966Andrew Bevan......................East Liverpool..............................1967Beverly Steiner..........................Columbiana..............................1968CeceliaWolford......................Beaver Local..............................1969Deborah Norton.......................United Local..............................1970Pauline Thomas............................Crestview .......................1971-72Pamela Smith .....................................United .......................1973-74Beth Benson........................................Salem .......................1975-76Kristi Franklin .....................................Salem..............................1977MikeMozina.......................................Salem .......................1978-79Karen Keslar...........................East Palestine..............................1980Valerie Bissell..........................United Local..............................1981David Golden........................East Liverpool .......................1982-83Ashima Aggarwal.................East Liverpool..............................1984Sheldon Cosma.............................Crestview..............................1985BethMoeller .............................Columbiana..............................1986Sheldon Cosma.............................Crestview..............................1987Jeremy Clark ...................................Leetonia..............................1988Shane Cosma................................Crestview .......................1989-90Jaima Hazelton.....................Southern Local .......................1991-92Kathleen P.B. Smith ...........................Salem..............................1993Phillip Mallory......................East Liverpool .................1994-95-96IanMallory............................East Liverpool .......................1997-98Lindsay Gregory .....................Beaver Local..............................1999IanMallory............................East Liverpool..............................2000LindsayWillett .........................Columbiana .......................2001-02Devinne Dietz .........................Beaver Local..............................2003Tyler Evans .........................................Salem..............................2004Brian Shivers.......................................Salem..............................2005R.J. Brush......................................Wellsville..............................2006SierraWilloughby...............................Salem..............................2007Thomas Panek.....................................Salem..............................2008Mitchel Kessler..................................Lisbon..............................2009Reha Rabbani ............................St. Aloysius..............................2010Cade Berg...........................................United..............................2011Michael Reiner .............................Wellsville..............................2012Sash Davis.......................................Leetonia .......................2013-14

ELENA ECONOMOUSSalem

Second Alternate

TAYLOR STEWARTSalem

First Alternate

ALEX MCFARLANDSalem

Sixth Place

JACOB MONIGOLDSalem

Fifth Place

CAEMON HILLSalem

Fourth Place

BRYCE OWENSalem

Third Place

KELSI BURNSSalem

Second Place

GRAY BUTASalem

First Place

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From left, Austin Miller spells a word during East Palestine’s dis-trict bee; Wellsville seventh-grader Alexus Resanovich carefullyponders her word, while sixth grade student Hannah Ketchumthinks hard about her word at the Wellsville Middle Schoolspelling bee; Isabella Hoyt spells her way to an alternate’s spotduring Southern Local’s bee.


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Bee hopefulsThe 2015 Bee participant include 13 eighth-graders, 13 seventh-graders,12 sixth-graders, and nine fifth-graders. Ten of the participants in this year’sBee are returning for at least the second time and one is returning for thefourth time in hopes of winning and competing in the National Bee inWashington, D.C.



cate that the word was indeedspelled correctly.

Exception: If the speller’sspelling is listed in Webster’sThird New International Dic-tionary and its addenda sec-tion, Merriam-Webster, copy-right 2002, the speller shouldbe reinstated if all of the fol-lowing three criteria are met:(1) The pronunciations of thewords are identical, (2) thedefinitions of the words areidentical, and (3) the wordsare clearly identified as beingstandard variants of each oth-er. Spellings at other locationshaving temporal labels (suchas archaic, obsolete), stylisticlabels (such as substand, non-stand), or regional labels (suchas North, Midland, Irish)which differ from main entryspellings not having these sta-tus labels will not be acceptedas correct.

Speller offered correctspelling, as indicated in a dic-tionary other than Webster’sThird: An appeal claimingthat the speller spelled theword correctly according to adictionary other than Web-ster’s Third New InternationalDictionary and its addendasection, copyright 2002, Mer-riam-Webster, should bedenied.

Homonym in a spelling

round: An appeal claimingthat the speller’s eliminationwas unfair because thespeller’s word is a homonymshould be denied unless thepronouncer failed to define theword and the speller correctlyspelled a homonym of theword.

Homonym in an oralvocabulary round: An appealclaiming that the speller’selimination was unfairbecause the speller’s word is ahomonym should be deniedunless the pronouncer failed tospell the word and the spelleridentified an answer matchingthe definition of a homonymof the word.

JOY ZALINGAUnited

Runner Up

TREVOR MCKORMACKUnited

Alternate

MORGAN URMSONUnited

Runner Up

GARRETT BAILEYUnited

Runner Up

ELLIE MARHEFKAUnited

First Place

BLAKE REYNOLDSLisbon

Alternate

JULIA GRIMESLisbon

Second Place

MACKENZIE BROWNLisbon

Second Place

ANGEL DUNNLisbon

First Place

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Third Runner-UpTrophy

LINSEIGH TALBOTTSt. Aloysius

HANNAHMYERSSt. Aloysius

JACOB MCLACHLANSt. PaulAlternate

CALI JOINGSt. PaulFirst Place

JOEY LASCOLAWellsvilleAlternate

EMMA SMITHWellsvilleThird Place

BRIANWOODWellsville

Second Place

AIDEN HOOPERWellsvilleFirst Place

Fun factXANTHOPHYLL — That’s the word Laura IngallsWilder misspelled in an 1800s community spellingmatch. You can read more about it in “Little Houseon the Prairie.”

Tips for spelling superstardom1. For inspiration, watch the movie Akeelah and the Bee on family movie night.2. For family game night, conduct an impromptu themed spelling bee. Use a newspaper for a current events bee or a cookbook for a cuisine bee.


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Incorrect or unsolicitedinformation: An appeal claim-ing that the speller’s elimina-tion was unfair because thepronouncer offered incorrector unsolicited informationabout the word should bedenied unless it is determinedthat the pronouncer indeedgave factually incorrect infor-mation and it appears that thespeller’s spelling would havebeen correct if not for theincorrect or unsolicited infor-mation provided by the pro-nouncer.

Bee officials failed to cor-rect a misunderstanding: Anappeal claiming that thespeller misspelled or incor-rectly answered because thejudges and/or pronouncerfailed to correct the speller’smispronunciation of the wordshould be denied. It is some-times impossible to detect aspeller’s mispronunciation ormisunderstanding, and ulti-mately it is the responsibilityof the speller to understandand correctly pronounce theword.

Disqualification request:An appeal seeking to dislodgeanother speller from thespelling bee should be denied.———Information by ScrippsNational Spelling Bee


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