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Results of the
2013 Spelling Bee
Congratulations to the more than 120 children who participated in the
2013 spelling bee, the 50 who progressed to the second round, and to the
winners:
First Grade:
1. Violet Affleck
2. Chaz Plager (Palisades Elementary)
3. Leo Craig (Village School)
Second Grade:
1. Simon Lee (Center for Early Education)
2. Madeleine Neilson (Corpus Christi)
3. Angelica Martell (Marquez Charter)
Third Grade:
1. Luca Horn (Canyon Charter)
2. Anne Vinetz (Canyon Charter)
3. Alexa Marsh (Canyon Charter)
Fourth Grade:
1. Liana Rostamian (Palisades Elementary)
2. Ben Volokh (Mirman School)
3. Maximus La Via (Corpus Christi)
Fifth Grade:
1. Monica Martell (Marquez Charter)
2. Alicia Sigworth (Marquez Charter)
3. Miles Partain (Carlthorp School)
The Second
Annual Pacific Palisades Spelling Bee
Feb. 24, 2013 -- NOW COMPLETED
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, February 24, 2013, 10 am to 12 noon (first and second grades), 1 pm to 4 pm (third, fourth, and fifth 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, fifth graders against fifth graders, fourth graders against fourth graders, and so on. Unfortunately, space is limited, so registrations in each grade will be accepted on a first-come basis.
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: Trophies will be awarded to the top three spellers in each grade, based on best Overall Score. All participants who register on or before February 6, 2013 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 have to place our T-shirt order in advance.
There is no official study word list for the Pacific Palisades Spelling Bee. If your child is interested in preparing for the spelling bee, we encourage them to speak with their teachers about appropriate word lists for their grade level. There are many spelling lists available on the Internet.
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.
Why: To help make learning fun for Pacific Palisades kids!
The Pali Bee is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, founded and operated on a volunteer basis by local residents. A special thanks to our sponsor, the Pacific Palisades Woman's Club, and to the people at Oceans Education for all their help.
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.
Results of the
2012 Spelling Bee
Congratulations to the 113 children who participated in the
2012 spelling bee, 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 (which were combined that year, but will
not be combined this year):
1. Grace Cortese
(fifth grade, St. Matthew's)
2. William Elander (fifth grade, Marquez)
3. Monica Martell (fourth grade, Marquez)