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The Pacific Palisades Spelling Bee
Congratulations to the 113 children who participated, the 40 who progressed to the second round, and to the winners:
First Grade:
1. Sam Volokh (Palisades Elementary)
2. Madeline Neilson (Corpus Christi)
3. Simon Lee (Center for Early Education)
Second Grade:
1. Eli Kaplan-Packer (PS #1)
2. Oliver Garrett (Corpus Christi)
3. Benjamin Volokh (Palisades Elementary)
Third Grade:
1. Liana Rostamian (Palisades Elementary)
2. Charlotte Costain (Palisades Elementary)
3. Maximus La Via (Corpus Christi)
Fourth/Fifth Grades:
1. Grace Cortese (fifth grade, St. Matthew's)
2. William Elander (fifth grade, Marquez)
3. Monica Martell (fourth grade, Marquez)
Many thanks to our presenter, Honorary Pacific Palisades Mayor Sugar Ray Leonard, and to our judges -- L.A. Superior Court Judges Carolyn Kuhl and William Highberger, Richard Rosser, Joan Ingle, Bill Bruns, and Michelle Bitting.
We've been asked whether it's possible for people to contribute money to help defray our costs (this has been entirely a volunteer project), and make future events possible. The answer is yes; if you'd like, just click on the Paypal Donate button below -- even if you don't have a PayPal account, you'll be able to donate using a credit card.
Here is what we wrote about the now-finished Jan. 22, 2012 Spelling Bee:
Who: All elementary school children in grades 1 through 5 who live or go to school in the Palisades are invited.
Where: Rustic Canyon Recreation Center, 601 Latimer Rd., Santa Monica, CA 90402 (map), a few blocks south of Sunset Bl. down Brooktree Rd.
When: Sunday, January 22, 2012, 10 am to 12 noon (1st and 2nd grades), 1 pm to 3 pm (3rd, 4th, and 5th grades).
What: This will be a scored competition, rather than a single-elimination event, so that children can participate for either one or two entire rounds. Participants will compete by grade level, though 4th and 5th graders will compete together.
In Round One of the competition, participants will be asked to correctly write down a list of words that they are given. All children will be able to participate through all of Round One.
We'll then take a break to score the results, and the top ten spellers from each grade will move on to Round Two. In Round Two, each child will be asked to stand and spell a list of words out loud. All children who are in Round Two will be able to participate through the entire round.
Finally, we'll score the
results of Round Two, and each child's scores from Round One and Round Two will
be compiled into the child's Overall Score.
Win:
All participants who register on or before January 12, 2012 will receive a Pali Bee T-shirt, and
all participants will get a certificate of
participation. We're sorry to say that
there will be no T-shirts for late registrants, because we had to place our
T-shirt order in advance. Trophies will be
awarded to the top three spellers in each grade, based on best Overall Score.
How: Please
register for the event by clicking the "Pay Now" button below; you'll be able to
use your credit card (or a PayPal account, if you have one). The cost is $15, which helps cover the cost of the
T-shirts, room rental, and other expenses.
E-mail questions to palibee@yahoo.com. The registration deadline has been extended from the original December 31, 2011, but T-shirts will not be available for those who register after January 12, 2012.