Congratulations to Vanya Shivashankar and Gokul Venkatachalam! They are Back-to-Back Co-Champions.
Winning Words
Vanya: scherenschnitte
Gokul: nunatak
Last year, Ansun Sujoe and Sriram Hathwar, won the National Spelling Bee (feuilleton/stichomythia).
It was also exciting to hear words that have been used before, such as urgrund (2007) and sprachgefühl (2006 - Round 1 Test).
Also, Kavya Shivashankar (2009 Champion: Laodicean), is the sister of Vanya - the first siblings to win the National Spelling Bee.
Congratulations to all spellers this year!
Spell with Your Dream!
Spell with Your Heart!
Spell with Your Love!
The Future of this Blog
Back in 2011, I began this blog to give tips and advice, links to resources and uses, and updates for the Bee. Now, I am about to graduate from high school and begin college this fall. Each year, I realize I post less and less. My major next year will require a lot of hours from me, along with several generals I still have to complete.
I do not know if I will let anyone take over this blog quite yet. I will keep this blog up, just in case anyone finds it useful to them (even if I don't deem this as a main source of information/advice).
For now, I wish you spellers all the best. Good luck with future endeavors and dreams.
Sincerely,
Anne
P.S. If you discover any errors in this blog, please feel free to email me at spellingchamp135@gmail.com or comment below!
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Championship Finals
Finals are finished, so now I can post! Championship finals are in less than twenty minutes.
You can watch the Bee here (scroll down until you see the spelling bee section)...
...or view the results here as each speller spells.
There are 10 championship finalists this year, including several veterans. We wish them all the best. I will write to you when the champion is declared.
Bee Week went by quickly this year. Congratulations to all the spellers this year!
Monday, May 25, 2015
Sorry for the Lack of Updates
Dear Spellers,
Since I am a senior this year, I have been busy with preparing for college and for the end of the year. I had several AP exams and will have several more finals. I will do my best to update you as much as possible with this week's Bee activities and provide tips, but I cannot make any promises.
For several years, I have run this blog to provide tips and give updates on the Bee. Each year it seems as if the posts have become less and less. Next year, when I start college I will be unable to update this blog. I will keep this blog, since I believe it has useful information regarding the Bee.
My finals are this week until Thursday, so I will not be able to watch the Bee until that evening.
For now, I wish all spellers the best of luck! Spell with Your Dream! Spell With Your Heart! Spell With Your Love!
Here are the four spellers from Utah this year (Park Record is a new sponsor this year)
250 Meimi A. Teeples Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah
251 Brody Dicks Park Record, Park City, Utah
252 James Bryner Southeast Education Service Center, Price, Utah
253 Ariana K. Babbitt The City Journals and Overstock.com, Salt Lake City, Utah
This year, my sister placed 2nd at the Salt Lake Valley Bee, but even if she lost she felt as if her friend deserved the championship more. That's true sportsmanship.
Since I am a senior this year, I have been busy with preparing for college and for the end of the year. I had several AP exams and will have several more finals. I will do my best to update you as much as possible with this week's Bee activities and provide tips, but I cannot make any promises.
For several years, I have run this blog to provide tips and give updates on the Bee. Each year it seems as if the posts have become less and less. Next year, when I start college I will be unable to update this blog. I will keep this blog, since I believe it has useful information regarding the Bee.
My finals are this week until Thursday, so I will not be able to watch the Bee until that evening.
For now, I wish all spellers the best of luck! Spell with Your Dream! Spell With Your Heart! Spell With Your Love!
Here are the four spellers from Utah this year (Park Record is a new sponsor this year)
250 Meimi A. Teeples Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah
251 Brody Dicks Park Record, Park City, Utah
252 James Bryner Southeast Education Service Center, Price, Utah
253 Ariana K. Babbitt The City Journals and Overstock.com, Salt Lake City, Utah
This year, my sister placed 2nd at the Salt Lake Valley Bee, but even if she lost she felt as if her friend deserved the championship more. That's true sportsmanship.
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