News Release
March 24, 2006
Colorado Spelling Bee Is Saturday, March 25 At Colorado Convention Center; 26 Denver Students To Compete
The Rocky Mountain News 2006 Colorado Spelling Bee is Saturday, March 25 at the Colorado Convention Center.
In an effort to prepare students for the state spelling bee Denver Public Schools sponsored a series of four spelling competitions open to students through eighth grade. The program - SEMANTICS - is designed to help students improve their spelling, vocabulary, language and reading skills.
The students participating in the state spelling bee are the top 25 spellers from the city oral spelling bee, which was held on Thursday, March 16. This year instead of 25 spellers, there are 26 due to ties. The students listed are in order by top score:
- Ryan Sozi, Morey eighth grade
- Alec Sarche, Southmoor fifth grade
- Victoria Segal, Morey eighth grade
- Levi Peterson, Place eighth grade
- Caroline Bringenberg, Hamilton eighth grade
- Nadira Matin, Hamilton seventh grade
- Jacob West-Roberts, Morey sixth grade
- Habab Badri, Smiley eighth grade
- Kelsey Haberman, Morey seventh grade
- Ian Bishop, Hamilton seventh grade
- Dexter Kemp, Smiley seventh grade
- Chloe Briney, Southmoor fifth grade
- Brianna Romero, Morey seventh grade
- Tyler Johnson, Smiley eighth grade
- Dennis Young, Southmoor fifth grade
- Xavier Brown, Smiley seventh grade
- Marcella Currin, Smiley seventh grade
- Jane Gerboth, Grant Ranch sixth grade
- Shannon Joyner, Smiley eighth grade
- Katie Kerr, Southmoor fifth grade
- Will Paton, Southmoor fourth grade
- Sarah Pierce, Hamilton sixth grade
- Evan Shigaya, Southmoor fifth grade
- Victoria Trujillo, Smiley seventh grade
- Yvana Radatus, Hamilton seventh grade
- Taylor Williams, Smiley seventh grade
The Colorado winner will represent the state at the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, May 31-June 1, in Washington, D.C.
The Colorado Convention Center is located at 700 14th St. The telephone number is 303-228-8000.
For more information, contact Bill Schaefer at 303-322-0479 or Becky Muggli at 720-423-8274 or Becky_Muggli@dpsk12.org.