Spelling Bee Final At Berkeley On March 8

The final of the inaugural Bermuda Spelling Bee Competition will be held at The Berkeley Institute on Saturday [March 8], commencing at 2.00pm.

A spokesperson said, “The Buzz is in the air! The Bee is about to land! The Final of the inaugural Bermuda Spelling Bee Competition will be held at The Berkeley Institute on Saturday, 8th March, commencing at 2:00 p.m.

“The competition was open to Bermuda’s public, home-schooled and private school children aged 9-13. Preparation began in October last year when schools were provided with a list of words to be learned for the competition.

“The following nine Spellers, the top three in each of the three Regional Semi-finals held on 2nd February, will be vying for the coveted title of Bermuda’s Best Young Speller.

• Jared Arnante, age 10, Somersfield Academy
• Olivia Brown, age 12, Warwick Academy
• Shane Gilbert, age 10, Dalton E. Tucker Primary School
• Samanthan Hernanadez, age 13, Dellwood Middle School
• Conor Lim, age 10, Somersfield Academy
• George Morris, age 13, Dellwood Middle School
• Eli Oduntan, age 9, Saltus Grammar School
• Skanka Sarvanan, age 10, Harrington Sound Primary School
• Leyana Williams, age 13, Warwick Academy

“His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Andrew Murdoch, and Minister of Education, the Hon. Crystal Caesar, will be in attendance to present the trophy and other prizes to the winners.

“The Trustees of Verbal Victory Bermuda Spelling Bee thank all participants, their families, coaches and supporters for believing in Bermuda’s young people and for supporting them so generously in their efforts. The Trustees also thank the Spelling Bee’s sponsors, particularly Gold Sponsor, The Royal Gazette, Silver Sponsor, Contemporary OB/GYN, Bronze Sponsors Conyers, Allied World and Trott & Duncan, and other sponsors for their contribution to the success of the Spelling Bee.

“Public attendance at the Final will be by invitation only. Schools have been allocated a limited number of tickets for distribution to participating students’ family members and friends.”

The Hon. Justice Norma Wade-Miller, OBE, JP [Ret’d], Chair of the Spelling Bee’s Trustees, said: “Words cannot actually capture how immensely proud we are of all students who participated in Bermuda Spelling Bee. Although only one champion will be chosen, all are winners!”

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