For immediate release
Contact Gene J. Evans, (503) 947-5737
September 2, 2006
Oregon Students Shine in State S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G Contest
The Oregon State Spelling Contest has been a part of the Oregon State Fair tradition for 30 years, and it was held again on Saturday, September 2, 2006 at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem. The State Spelling Contest is sponsored by the Oregon Department of Education.
The Oregon State Spelling Contest is not a “spelling bee,” but a written spelling test. Students win at the school through district and county levels to make it to the state contest. There are three divisions for the event, and more than 60 students from across the state qualified. Each student spelled 30 words, with a tiebreaker round to decide winners, if needed. Awards were given for first, second, and third places – each receiving a US Savings Bond ($200, $100 and $50)
Division I winners (K-5)
First place: Matthew Petersen, 4th grade (Jefferson Elementary, Corvallis)
Second place: Sophia Harris, 4th grade (Hallinan Elementary, Lake Oswego)
Third place: Celeste Chow, 5th grade (Laurelhurst Elementary, Portland)
DIVISION I SAMPLE WORDS:
SCRUMPTIOUS, TRESTLE, PENURY, UNDETERRED, ELOQUENCE
Division II winners (6-8)
First place: Zed Fashena, 8th grade (Franklin School, Corvallis)
Second place: Roberto Nunez, 8th grade (Hood River Middle School, Hood River)
Third Place (tie): Minna Williamson, 8th grade (Claggett Creek Middle School, Salem)
and Nick Budak, 8th grade (Mt. Tabor Middle School, Portland)
DIVISION II SAMPLE WORDS:
SABBATICAL, VAUDEVILLE, RHIZOME, EFFACEABLE, CARBONACEOUS
Division III winners (9-12)
First place: Robert Husseman, 12th grade (McNary High School, Salem)
Second place: Celia Herndon, 9th grade (Vernonia High School, Vernonia)
Third place: Jasmine Cooper, 12th grade (Gold Beach High School, Gold Beach)
DIVISION III SAMPLE WORDS:
ENIGMATIC, BIVOUAC, QUADRILATERAL, CLAMBERED, CLINQUANT
While judges scored the tests, Mike Donahue of KOIN-TV (who has been the master of ceremony for nearly fifteen years) read the correct spelling of each word to the audience and interviewed the contestants.
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Susan Castillo, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Gene Evans, Communications Director, Telephone (503) 378-3600, ext. 2237
http://www.ode.state.or.us
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