Champion spellers from Peterborough elementary schools won great prizes for themselves and their schools during the Rotary Club of Peterborough’s 10th annual spelling bee on Saturday (May 4) at Whetung Theatre at Fleming College.
More than 50 students from grades 4 to 8 competed in the fun competition, with participants selected from students across Peterborough County who competed in mini-spelling bees at their schools.
The spelling bee final consisted of a junior division for students in grades 4 to 6, and an intermediate division for students in grades 7 and 8.
Chloe Cupit from Monsignor O’Donoghue Catholic Elementary School was the top speller in the junior division, with Emily Gordon from Queen Elizabeth Public School placing second and Verna Conlin-Hanley from St. Anne Catholic Elementary School placing third.
In the intermediate division, Charlotte Brown from Children’s Montessori School placed first, with Pax Wallace from Prince of Wales Public School placing second and Adeniji Adejolaoluwa from St. Alphonsus Catholic Elementary School placing third.
The top spellers won prizes donated by Camp Kawartha, Zap Attack, Canadian Tire on Lansdowne Street, Rebecca Quinn of Century 21 United, the Art School of Peterborough, Trent Excalibur Camp, By the Book, and Crayola.
Students in each division also won cash awards to fund literacy projects worth a total of $3,500 at their schools.
The first place school in each division won $1,000, with the second place school winning $500 and the third place school winning $250.
The spelling bee will be broadcast on YourTV Peterborough-Lindsay several times between May 11 and 17.
