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Show AS D A It Y Wednesday, Mardi U, 2009 HERALD 25 pBiiflmintin It's in the blood Champion r Benjamin lobrot, Jacob Lobrot's brother, won theljtah Valley Spelling Bee in 2006. He also took 2nd place in 2005. v The Gritton Family also has a passion for spelling. Erika Grit-to-n won the 2007 Utah Valley Spelling Bee and Jenny Gritton made it to round five this year. Erika Foothill Elementary t - Jacob spelled these words correctly to win 1st place: Benjamin Brodie made his first appearance at the 2007 Utah Valley Spelling Bee as the youngest participant. r. , in 1925; Scripps began sponsoring the program in 1 94 1 . Of the 84 national champions, 43 have been girls and 41 have been boys. .. Sameer Mishra of Lafeyette, Indiana won the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee. He won $35,QOO in cash prizes, an engraved trophy, a $2,500 U.S. Savreference library and ings Bond, a Merriam-Webster Encyclopaedia Britannica materials worth more than $3,800. We wish Jacob all the best at the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee! ' irMt V Cabana, Incredulous, Cynical, Precipice, Charlatan, Graphospasm, Noisome, Vociferous, Frigorific, Hydrocortisone "1 Buzz on the National Bee Nine spellers participated in the first national bee held l Shelley Elementary Old Mill Elementary Bee Fever Courier-Journa- Alyson Crandall 3rd Place Jacob Lobrot Jenny by the Louisville . , Meghan Whitchurch 2nd Place Jeffrey deJesus Taggart Durrant Saratoga Shores Hobble Creek Elementary 2009 By the Numbers ,..' 54 Participants (21 boys and 33 girls) 20 Round 243 Words 6 Returri Spellers from 2008 10 rounds to name Champion 10 more rounds to 3rd place I til IIH'-,- FormerUV Spelling Bee Winners - Benjamin Lobrot, Wasatch r't Hannah Chapman - tsaac Skifstedt, Lakeview Academy 206) - Erika t. Gritton, fvyHall Academy Provost Elementary 2008 2006 V ' Benjamin Brodie MountaihvilleAcademy''-- " - - Mountain JH 2005 - 2004 - John Sergeant, Oak Canyon JH Kaleo O'Kalani Li, Oak Canyon JH Utah Valley Star Spellers AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL, Hannah Waddel, 8th AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, Garrett Griffin, 6th ART CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Cassidy Buhler, 5th CANYON CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Rachel Cardon, 5th MOUNTAINVILLE ACADEMY, Benjamin Brodie, 5th MT MAHOGANY ELEM SCHOOL, Naomi Clawson, 3rd MT NEBO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, McKenna Concoby, 7th MT PLEASANT ELEM SCHOOL, Avery Briggs, 4th CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Alex Carlson, 6th CENTENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, Lauren Baxter, 8th NOAH WEBSTER ACADEMY, Mikayla Scoresby, 6th CHALLENGER SCHOOL, TRAVERSE MTN, Isabella Harrington, 5th DEERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Harrison Webber, 4th ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL, Chelsey Roberts, 8th OLD MILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Jacob Lobrot, 4th DIAMOND FORK JR HIGH SCHOOL, Rachel Warnick, 8th EPHRAIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Kade Bushnell, 4th ORCHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Jacob Lambson, 6th EPHRAIM MIDDLE SCHOOL, Steven Olsen, 8th PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Katie Wheeler, 6th PLUMMER HOME SCHOOL, McKay Plummer, 4th PROVOST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Hannah Chapman, 6th RANCHES ACADEMY, Zachary Pratt, 6th FOOTHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Alyson Crandall, 5th FOOTHILLS ELEM SCHOOL, Maleah Cook, 5th FORBES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Dylana Valverde, 6th FREEDOM ACADEMY, Amanda Howard, 6th HEBER VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Carson Bangerter, 5th Hannah Waddel Mapleton Junior High American Heritage OAK CANYON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, McKenna Hunt, 8th OREM ELEMENTARY REAGAN ACADEMY, SCHOOL, Abby Madsen, 6th Madison Ryskamp, 6th RED CLIFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Alexis Ramierz, 5th HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Hannah Faulconer, 4th HOBBLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Taggart Durrant, 4th ROCK CANYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Erika Hulterstrom, 5th ROCKY MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, Jessica Powell, 6th IVY HALL ACADEMY, Jenny Gritton, 6th SANPETE HOME EDUCATORS ASSOC, Madeline Allen, 5th JOHN HANCOCK CHARTER SCHOOL, Brian Jensn, 7th SARATOGA LAKEVIEW ACADEMY, Cora Nielsen, 5th LEHI JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Michelle Snyder, 8th LINCOLN ACADEMY, Michael Seal, 7th SCERA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Harrison Pope, 6th fc.Hili. Alexis Ramirez Red Cliffs Elementary : . V J, fall Cora Nielsen Lakeview Academy SHORES ELEM SCHOOL, Jeffrey DeJesus, 6th SHELLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Meghan Whitchurch, 5th WALDEN SCHOOL, Jacek Adams, 7th LINDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Joseph Eddy, 6th MAPLETON JR HIGH SCHOOL, Rebekkah C Hart, 7th WALDEN SCHOOL (ELEM), Kort Zarbock, 6th MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Sanaa Rose Peckham, 6th WASATCH MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Daela-Kat- e Larson, 5th MONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Kashley Carter, 6th MORONI ELEMENTARY, Cayiie Purcell, 5th . WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Aaron Conrad, 6th To see photos Rebekkah C Hart WASATCH SCHOOL, Wyatt Collins, 4th HOME EDUCATORS NETWORK, Sophie Choate, 3rd ELEMENTARY WINDSOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Austin Prete, 6th of all the Utah Valley Star Spellers, Dylana Valvtrck visit wwvv.heraldextracomspelliri;bee Forbes Elementary sponsorec hy: It., Lauren j; ; um Eas'er Centennial MidJJe SvboI |
