http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/23/us/missouri-spelling-bee/index.html?hpt=us_t4
Many of us have experienced the wonder of The Bee. Twenty, maybe twenty-five students, handpicked for their vocabulary prowess, line up between the flags in the Cafetorium while the rest of the chitlins stare wide-eyed as the prodigious ones prattle off the letters in "sphinx" and "mosque" with ease. And, as we know well, one lucky genius is sorted from this group, and continues to the state competition. In Missouri this week, two of these small wonders attended this honor and proceeded to awe audiences, going through every word the judges had to throw at them.. Sophie Hoffman and Kush Sharma, two uncomfortable-looking youngsters, proved themselves better than their mentally weak Missouri contemporaries, quickly becoming the last two contestants, and remaining in that state until the list of words prepared by the judges was used up. Another competition will be held for the two little ones in order to determine who shall go to nationals.
I always thought spelling bees were so cool even though I was always cut on the second round! Good luck to these kids advancing!
ReplyDeleteAhh the notorious spelling bee, so well loved, so unpredictable. We all thought that there could only be one winner, but wait we've been duped once again; there is a tie.
ReplyDeleteWow, I wonder how long it took for them to run out of words on the list. ;) Good luck to them!
ReplyDeleteAwww this is so cute! It's also great to hear that these kids are competing so proficiently, and it's a good sign that even young children are finding value in education.
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