All-City Spelling Bee Held at City Hall
May 24, 2012
Port Angeles, Wash. – Thirty-three students from Port Angeles elementary schools, including Franklin, Jefferson, Dry Creek, Hamilton, Roosevelt, Queen of Angels and Olympic Christian Schools, participated in the city-wide bee on Tuesday, May 22 at Port Angeles City Hall Council Chambers.
Michael Roggenbuck, fifth grade student at Roosevelt Elementary, placed first in the annual bee by spelling the word "recyclable" correctly.
Kimberly Cano, sixth grader at Hamilton Elementary was second; and Linus Waddell, a fifth grade Dry Creek student, was third.
Each of the top three winners received a trophy and book bags filled with prizes donated by the Friends of the North Olympic Library System.
The finalists – fourth, fifth and sixth graders – won the “spell downs” in their respective class bees, and advanced to the city-wide bee.
Port Angeles School District Bee finalists, their schools and teachers are:
Dry Creek Elementary
Aiyana Jackson, 4th grade, teacher Nancy McHenry
Arielle Barres, 4th grade, teacher Gunnar Thomason
Bonnie Peters, 5th grade, teacher Wyndi Cole
Linus Waddell, 5th grade, teacher Patricia Schromen *third place
Rweha Munyagi, 6th grade, teacher Matt Gochnour
Nathan Adamire, 6th grade, teacher Jennifer Soule
Madison Orth, 4th grade, teacher Nancy McHenry, alternate
Madison Hiser, 4th grade, teacher Gunnar Thomason, alternate
Franklin Elementary
Chanelle Secondez, 4th grade, teacher Barry Burnett
Anna Gentry, 4th grade, teacher Terri Longin
Amanda Crueger, 5th grade, teacher Nancy McCaleb
Lily Davis, 6th grade, teacher Maria Kays
Kiara Amundson, 6th grade, teacher Jay Averill
Sean Hanrahan, 4th grade, teacher Terri Longin, alternate
Michelle Alvarez, 5th grade, teacher Nancy McCaleb, alternate
Hamilton Elementary
Marissa Lofgren, 4th grade, teacher Helen Bunch
Ashley Houston, 5th grade, teacher Jessica Baccus
Lauren Paup-Byrnes, 5th grade, teacher George Kheriaty
Kimberly Cano, 6th grade, teacher Bret Curtis *second place
Ryan Noble, 6th grade, teacher Jeff Lunt
Lauren Waldron, 6th grade, teacher Jeff Lunt, alternate
Jefferson Elementary
Kayler Hoover, 4th grade, teacher Sue Ellen Kraft
Nacia Bohman, 4th grade, teacher Sue Ellen Kraft
Phineas Lynn, 5th grade, teacher Sandra Biasell
Skyler Sullivan, 5th grade, teacher Theresa Schmid
Owen Nevaril, 6th grade, teacher Leah Bauman
Liam Johnston, 6th grade, teacher Dean Lancaster
Rylan MacDonald, 5th grade, teacher Sandra Biasell, alternate
Kartaria Om, 5th grade, teacher Theresa Schmid, alternate
Colby Boe, 6th grade, teacher Leah Bauman, alternate
Roosevelt Elementary
Ashley Wishart, 4th grade, teacher Terresa Haller
Milo Whitman, 4th grade, teacher Teresa Thorson
Ethan Cameron, 4th grade, teacher Mary O’Kief
Kolby Greul, 5th grade, teacher Gail Kite
Michael Roggenbuck, 5th grade, teacher Mark Mitrovich * first place
Kelsey Cammack, 5th grade, teacher Geoffrey Cobb
Alexus Yeater, 4th grade, teacher Mary O’Kief, alternate
Bobbi MacAdow, 5th grade, teacher Mark Mitrovich, alternate
Soroptimist International of Port Angeles – Jet Set and the Friends of the North Olympic Library System sponsored the annual event.
For more information, contact:
Tina Smith-O’Hara
Community Relations Specialist
Port Angeles School District
360.565.3703
tsmithohara@portangelesschools.org