Regional spelling bee contestants named
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February 14, 2013 |
A total of 52 fourth- through eighth-graders
from the five northern counties of Idaho will
participate in the ninth annual North Idaho
Regional Spelling Bee Saturday, March 23 at
North Idaho College. Travis Zigler, Mariah Roy,
Charcy Ricks Bullock, Katie Clairmont and Chase
Tucker will represent Boundary County.
The winner of which will receive an
all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. to
participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee
the end of May.
Each contestant was the winner of his or her
respective grade level in district qualifying
bees held in public school districts as well as
a homeschool and private school districts
throughout North Idaho.
“A total of 54 schools are involved in this
year’s spelling bee from 11 districts across
North Idaho, including home schoolers and
private schoolers,” said North Idaho Regional
Spelling Bee Coordinator Mindy Patterson.
“Congratulations to those who qualified for the
regional bee this year—it’s an amazing
accomplishment.”
The spellers will compete against each other,
regardless of grade level, beginning at 9 a.m.
in Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center
on NIC’s main campus. Registration for
participants will begin at 8:30 a.m.
The event is sponsored by Hagadone Newspapers
and hosted by NIC.
To find out more, call (208) 769-3316.
Fourth-grade participants:
Chase Tucker, Valley View Elementary, Boundary
County School District #101
Grant O'Brien, Ramsey Elementary, Coeur d'Alene
School District #271
Josiah Pinkerton of Coeur d’Alene, Home School
District
Riley Rollins, Sunnyside Elementary, Kellogg
School District #391
Amanda Cabral, Harrison Elementary, Kootenai
School District #274
Jaycee Forell, Sagle Elementary, Lake Pend
Oreille School District #84
Olivia Cooper, Garwood Elementary, Lakeland
School District #272
Darren Higgins, Lakeside Elementary,
Plummer-Worley School District #44
Carson Lux, Lutheran Academy of the Master,
Private School District
Randie Becktel, Heyburn Elementary, St. Maries
School District #41
Brenna Ells, Priest River Elementary, West
Bonner County School District #83
Fifth-grade participants:
Katie Clairmont, Valley View Elementary,
Boundary County School District #101
Andrea Golden, Fernan Elementary, Coeur d'Alene
School District #271
Kiara Whalen of Spirit Lake, Home School
District
Elizabeth Langer, Sunnyside Elementary, Kellogg
School District #391
Kennedy Lafountaine, Harrison Elementary,
Kootenai School District #274
Ilijah Karasek, Washington Elementary, Lake Pend
Oreille School District #84
Kaiden Pollard, John Brown Elementary, Lakeland
School District #272
Regina Flemming, Lakeside Elementary,
Plummer-Worley School District #44
Ben Brock, North Idaho Christian School, Private
School District
Madison Chase, Heyburn Elementary, St. Maries
School District #41
Kara Slater, Idaho Hill Elementary, West Bonner
County School District #83
Sixth-grade participants:
Charcy Ricks Bullock, Boundary County Middle
School, Boundary County School District #101
Tristan Kruenegel, Sorensen Elementary, Coeur
d'Alene School District #271
Esther, Pinkerton of Coeur d’Alene, Home School
District
Alexadra Lile, Kellogg Middle School, Kellogg
School District #391
Cheyenne Wellman, Kootenai Junior/Senior High
School, Kootenai School District #274
Natalia Madison, Sandpoint Middle School, Lake
Pend Oreille School District #84
Alyssa Adams, Athol Elementary, Lakeland School
District #272
Brandon Jimenez, Lakeside Elementary,
Plummer-Worley School District #44
Preston Pfau, North Idaho Christian School,
Private School District
Jon Ingersoll, St. Maries Middle School, St.
Maries School District #41
Chloe Livingston, Priest River Elementary, West
Bonner County School District #83
Seventh-grade participants:
Mariah Roy, Boundary County Middle School,
Boundary County School District #101
Evan Schwaab, Lakes Middle School, Coeur d'Alene
School District #271
Rebekah Pinkerton of Coeur d'Alene, Home School
District
Jordan Lo, Kellogg Middle School, Kellogg School
District #391
Madison Napierala, Kootenai Junior/Senior High
School, Kootenai School District #274
Maleah Harshman, Sandpoint/Forrest M. Bird
Charter School Lake Pend Oreille School District
#84
Hailey Russell, Lakeland Junior High School,
Lakeland School District #272
Thorin Panke, Silver Valley Christian Academy,
Private School District
Alex Beauchman, St. Maries Middle School, St.
Maries School District #41
Garrett Naccarato, Priest River Junior High,
West Bonner County School District #83
Eighth-grade participants:
Travis Zigler, Boundary County Middle School,
Boundary County School District #101
Tricia McCullough, Canfield Middle School, Coeur
d'Alene School District #271
Austin Bartley, Kellogg Middle School, Kellogg
School District #391
Michaela Lafountaine, Kootenai Junior/Senior
High, Kootenai School District #274
Mackenzie Wolfe, Sandpoint Middle School, Lake
Pend Oreille School District #84
Cassie Tappa, Lakeland Junior High, Lakeland
School District #272
Brilliana Preston, Christian Center School,
Private School District
Kiefer Gibson, St. Maries Middle School, St.
Maries School District #41
Jonathan Miller, Priest River Junior High, West
Bonner County School District #83 |
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