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Photo Gallery: First Town-Wide Youth Spelling Bee

See photos from the spelling bee that featured students from the Cunniff, Lowell and Hosmer schools.

Byron Smith, Neighbor
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Students from around Watertown gathered at Sunday, Feb. 13 for the first Town-Wide Youth Spelling Bee.

The bee featured teams from all three elementary schools in town – and  – with teams of three students competing against others of the same level, from grade 2 to 5. 

Besides giving the children a chance to show off their spelling prowess, the event also served as a fundraiser for the Watertown Education Foundation. The money will be used by the foundation to support programs and initiatives by teachers not funded through the regular school budget.

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Money was raised through sponsorships, donations and a raffle, with the grand prize being an Apple iPad. Bee Organizer Amy Donahue estimated that at least $7,000 would be raised for the WEF through the event.

Spelling Bee Winners: 

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Second grade:                                                                                                                     

  • Hive 7 "Spell Busters" – Maggie Wensinl, Asad Soomro and Sana Soomro.   
  • Hive 8 (Tie) "Skulls" – Ahmed Khan, Ameer Alhady and Chris Diaz; and "Super Speller Girls" –  Sana Rafia, Sara Spiers and Nicole Delgado.
  • Hive 9 "Cupcake Cuties" – Julia Beecher, Jocelyn Beecher and Jenna Petrie.

Third grade:

  • Hive 5 (Tie) "Spelling Specialists" - Anna Papayannopoulos, Lakshmi Thangaraj and Brittany Catsoulis; "The Spell Monsters" – Ian Simpson, Yeraz Kaligian and Lila Cherry-German.
  • Hive 6 "Teen Superstars" – Rachael Stokes, Hannah MacDonald and Susan Howard.

Fourth grade:

  • Hive 3 "The Queen Bees" – MaryKae Griffin, Shannon Dunn and Niki Hamidi.
  • Hive 4 "The Stinging Celtics" – Nicholas McDermott, Jeremy Ornstein and Joe Walter.

Fifth grade:

  • Hive 1 "Word Wizards" – Claire Gabel, Spencer McClellan and Janaki Thangaraj.
  • Hive 2 "The Queen Bees" – Melanie Alberico, Christina Borelli and Ruby Cohen.

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