Congratulations to District 140’s new Spelling Bee Champion James A. James, an eighth-grader from Prairie View, correctly spelling the word "parole" and clinched the victory with “compassion”. Coming in a close second was eighth-grader Zachary S. Third place honors went to Bannes fourth-grader Brody G.
James A. now advances to the 12th Annual Suburban Cook County ISC Scripps Spelling Bee in March where he will represent D140 in the competition.
“All of our competitors should be congratulated for their hard work and dedication,” said GATE Resource Teacher Susan Murphy. “They each did a wonderful job representing their home school.”
Competing in the spell-off were the top two building level representatives from each of the District’s seven schools - a total of 14 competitors from grades four through eight. The competition was coordinated by D140 GATE teachers Susan Murphy and Nicole Collins.
Runners up included: Ibrahim A., Fernway; Roxanne M., Keller; Adriel E., Grissom; Adnan E., McAuliffe; Chloe B., Millennium; Callie M., Keller; Colton C., Grissom; Sidra M., Bannes; Selena A., Fernway; Majd D., McAuliffe; and Summer N., Millennium.
Congratulations to all!
