Todd and I are so proud of Sarah....
She is our Spelling Bee champion.
Tonight was the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee and our little bumble made it all the way there. She started out by winning the spelling bee among the 5th and 6th grades at her school back in January. She then attended the preliminary regional spelling bee in February where the top spellers from 82 regional schools had to take a 25 word written spelling test. They picked the top 61 spellers from that group and Sarah was among them.
So, tonight was the big night. She was number 51 out of the 61 children. I had my thumb nail chewed down by the time it was her turn. She went out on her first word - knavery - that darn silent k. We will all know how to spell that word for the rest of our life! LOL
The winner of tonight's bee moves on to the national spelling bee in Washington D.C. Children through 8th grade are able to participate, so she has the next two years to try again.
We are proud of how far she made it - it's a great accomplishment! :-)
congratulations to all of you!
Posted by: tara | March 24, 2011 at 11:17 PM
Congratulations to Sarah, how exciting! Definitely a memorable event. I guess the Knave of Hearts not only stole the tarts but also the spelling bee! Tell Sarah to skip that passage when she reads Alice in Wonderland!
Posted by: Karen | March 24, 2011 at 11:51 PM
You go girl! Congratulations!!
Posted by: Danita | March 25, 2011 at 11:16 AM
Way to go!! I always loved spelling. Keep up the good work, Sarah.
Posted by: Barb Liberti | March 27, 2011 at 04:16 PM
Wow! Congratulations! and you .. and especially Sarah!
Posted by: Red Lucky Mouse | March 28, 2011 at 02:52 AM
...the bunny banner on pinterest :)
Posted by: Nicole K. | April 03, 2011 at 08:12 AM
Congratulations Sarah! What a wonderful accomplishment! :)
Posted by: Cousin Jill | April 05, 2011 at 01:44 PM