Local students advance to Southeast Minnesota Final Spelling Bee

Two Regional Spelling Bees were held on Tuesday, February 9 at the Wood Lake Meeting Center in Rochester. Seventy-six (76) students participated in the two Regional Spelling Bees. Students from 38 districts throughout southeast Minnesota advanced to compete in the Regional competitions coordinated by the Southeast Service Cooperative.

The top twelve spellers (six from each Spelling Bee) now advance to the Final Spelling Bee on Tuesday, February 23, at 9:00 AM at the Wood Lake Meeting Center. The event is anticipated to be done before 12:00 noon.  The Grand Champion of the Final will advance to the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. on May 22-27, 2016.

Students advancing to the Southeast Minnesota Final Spelling Bee are:

Regional Spelling Bee at 9:00 AM

1^st place                Shenali DeSilva, Pacelli Catholic Schools, 8^th grade

2^nd place               Thomas York, Rochester Catholic Schools, 7^th grade

3^rd place               Greta Hillesheim, Bethlehem Academy, 8^th grade

4^th place               Mikayla Bohner, Bethlehem Academy, 8^th grade

5^th place               Jake James, Rushford-Peterson Public Schools, 8^th grade

6^th place               Jayden Ihrke, Plainview-Elgin-Millville Public Schools, 6^th grade  

Regional Spelling Bee at 1:00 PM

1^st place                Benjamin Lee, Byron Public Schools, 8^th grade

2^nd place               Zhenya Ratushko, Rochester Public Schools, 6^th grade

3^rd place               Emma Bucknam, Winona Public Schools, 8^th grade

4^th place               Piper Mohring, Northfield Public Schools, 7^th grade

5^th place               Kenny Burke, Red Wing Public Schools, 7^th grade

6^th place               Kinsey Brandt, Red Wing Public Schools, 7^th grade

      

A SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA STUDENT WILL GO TO THE NATIONAL BEE!

There are two (2) Regional Spelling Bees on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 one at 9 AM and another at 1 PM. The top six spellers from each Regional competition will advance to the Southeast Minnesota Final Spelling Bee on Tuesday, February 23, 2016.

The champion of our Southeast Minnesota Spelling Bee Final will win an all-expenses-paid trip (including one adult) to compete in the 2015-16 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC held at the end of May 2016.