Rotary Club Annual Spelling Bee
Posted March 8, 2014 at 9:59 am by Tim Dustrude
2012 Spelling Bee – Contributed photo
The Rotary Club of San Juan Island will hold its annual Spelling Bee on Thursday, March 13th at 3:30 p.m. As in past years, the event will take place at the San Juan Community Theatre.
This year’s spellers include students from Friday Harbor Elementary School, Friday Harbor Middle School, and Paideia Classical School. The contest is open to 4th through 8th grades. All participants will receive a medal and the appreciation of their families and community for taking part.
The 1st and 2nd place winners will be awarded cash prizes for their school, class, and the speller.
Mary Sliger and Carol Linde will serve as judges and Janice Peterson will be the pronouncer.
Spelling bees look less stressful from the audience than on the stage, where each competitor must concentrate and stay focused before spelling the words aloud. A misspelled start disqualifies the entrant and there are no “do-overs.” Some of the words will be of the variety everyone finds difficult – absorbent, gnome, and abysmal – for example. Others are the deceptively simple words we often get wrong. “Is that the sheriff (or the sherrif) I see coming?” “Did their parents get there on time? They’re sometimes late.”
All are welcome to attend the event and support our students as they demonstrate their spelling skills and have fun being involved in the spirit of competition.
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