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LAKEPORT – The Lake County Elementary Spelling Bee was held in the Marge Alakszay Center (MAC) on the Lakeport Unified School District campus on Tuesday, March 16.
In a battle between Lake County elementary students, grades fourth through sixth, the top two finalists were Connor Gill and Madison Templeman.
Connor is a fifth grade student at Cobb Mountain Elementary School; Madison is a sixth grader from Minnie Cannon Elementary. Congratulations to these Lake County spelling champions!
They will both compete in the California State Elementary Spelling Championship on Saturday, May 15, at Sonoma State University.
Elementary “super spellers” who participated in the competition include: Esgar Aguirre, Kelseyville Elementary; Lacey Amaral, Pomo Elementary; Logan Biggs, Mountain Vista Middle School; Charlie Burk, East Lake Elementary; Yuzelmy Estrada, Coyote Valley Elementary; Samantha Fields, Terrace School; Jason Gentle, Riviera Elementary; Vanessa Hughes, East Lake Elementary; Miranda Huntley, Upper Lake Elementary; Maranda Kalousek, Lower Lake Elementary; Isaac Lewis, Terrace School; Avery Madrid, Riviera Elementary; Jonathan Nance, Coyote Valley Elementary; Kaylee O’Bryant, Upper Lake Middle School; Jesse Salazar, Lower Lake Elementary; Jared Smith, Mountain Vista Middle School; Corrinne Thill, Pomo Elementary; Rachele Wagner-Pugh, Lucerne Elementary; Steve Williams, Lucerne Elementary; Travis Williams, Minnie Cannon Elementary; and Natalia Young, Cobb Mountain Elementary.
Students who qualified but were unable to participate in the completion are Kimberly Gonzalez, Burns Valley Elementary; Hailey Johnson, Kelseyville Elementary; and Luisa Onate, Burns Valley Elementary.
A very special “thank you” goes to Jill Falconer, Andrew Goodwin, and the staff at Terrace School for hosting the spelling bee.
Thank you to Principal Tony Loumena and staff at Upper Lake Middle School for hosting the Lake County Junior High Spelling Bee on Thursday, March 18.
In a heated competition between Lake County junior high students (grades seventh through eighth), the top two champions were Ariana Diaz, a seventh grade student from Middletown Middle School; and Arthur Wilkie, a seventh grader from Lucerne Elementary School. Both Ariana and Arthur will compete in the 2010 Junior High State Spelling Championship on May 8 in San Rafael.
The junior high spelling champs who participated in the competition are: Alexis Castaneda, Pomo School; Tyler Clays, Lower Lake Elementary; Pamela Coleman, Burns Valley Elementary; Jimmy Haddan, Burns Valley Elementary; Julius Hanlon, Upper Lake Elementary; Taylor Klemin, East Lake Elementary; Bundita Kosolcharoen, Terrace School; Stephanie Lesher, Pomo School; Jeremy Meade-Malley, East Lake Elementary; Mathias Paul, Lower Lake Elementary; Aimee Sauer, Mountain Vista Middle School; Brandon Saylor, Lucerne Elementary; Evan Wofford, Upper Lake Middle School; and Skyler Yocom, Terrace School.
Students who qualified but were unable to participate in the competition include Serena Gelfer, Cobb Mountain Elementary; Kristine McDermand, Middletown Middle School; and Carson Reed, Mountain Vista Middle School.
Spelling Champions Connor Gill, Madison Templeman, Ariana Diaz and Arthur Wilkie were each awarded a Medal of Excellence and a $25 gift certificate to Catfish Books in Lakeport.
The annual spelling competitions are coordinated by the Lake County Office of Education.
Master of ceremonies/spell master for both of the spelling bees was Stephanie Wayment, ELA/ELD Specialist at Lake County Office of Education.
The judges for the competition were Robin Totorica and Jan Bailey, also from LCOE.
