Bronte Welsh Primary Hosts Inaugural Sir Probyn Innis Spelling Bee

2012-03-06 12:54:01 by

A great time was had by all, as the Bronte Welsh Primary School held the school?s inaugural Sir Probyn Innis Inter-House Spelling Bee. In all, sixteen students, eight each from the red and blue sports houses, competed to determine the best speller in four categories. One week prior to the competition students were given a list of words to learn to be used during the ?seen words? round of the contest.
In the Under-9 group, which included students from grades one through three, the boys were eventually knocked out, leaving two girls to battle for the win. In the end seven-year-old Lisa Woolard of Grade One was victorious with 75points.
In the end Blue house was victorious scoring 310points against Red House?s 225points in all three of the judged segments.
The school?s principal Anthony Wiltshire expressed his tremendous appreciation to all who attended the event. He also conveyed his satisfaction with the efforts and dedication the students displayed.
Each of the 16 students were awarded a trophy of participation, and the winners of each category received their prize trophies, all donated to the school by Sir Probyn and Lady Innis.

Source:thestkittsnevisobserver.com