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Elementary Spelling Bee Creates a Buzz
The 15th Annual Children's Spelling Bee was held at Sheehan Elementary School this week.
Ready for a war of words, students in third, fourth and fifth grade fluttered around the auditorium at Sheehan Elementary school on Wednesday and Thursday this week for the .
The bee, organized by the Westwood Education Foundation, differed from traditional, individual spelling bees, as students huddled in teams of three or four, and presented their words on dry-erase boards during several rounds.
Fourth and Fifth Grade Bees were held on Wednesday this week, and were moderated by Superintendent John Antonucci and John Lawler, a Language Arts Teacher at Thurston Middle School, respectively.
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Moderators presented a word, followed by its definition, and then used it in a sentence. Students then had only a matter of seconds to spell them out. If a word was spelled incorrectly, the team was eliminated from the event.
The winners of the first round competed in a second round, and then in a final championship round.
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THIRD GRADE
First Place: The Fantastic Four Team Members: Audrey Lassen Charlotte Scanlan Ashley Kutzer Lillian Farah Second Place: The Buzzer Beaters Team Members: Benjamin Linehan Rowan Curtin Tiernan GossFOURTH GRADE
FIFTH GRADE
First Place: The Solar Power Spellers Team Members: Katie Webster Rose Cautela Marissa Solomon Smita Chatterjee Second Place: The Smarty Pants Team Members: Olivia Hess Anabel Sattler Maillane Werner Mairead WalshGet more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
