Home-schooled youth wins spelling bee

Waterbury Republican-American ^ | March 30, 2005 | Marrecca Fiore

[Arrowhead1952]

Home-school ping

[politicket]

Great news!

We have a homeschooled boy from Colorado that just won the state bee by besting 262 other students and will be going to nationals. He had only been studying since the beginning of February!

[MotleyGirl70]

Excellent!

For the New Haven spelling bee, Marcucci, who is ranked 27th in the nation, studied a 400,000-word dictionary for about an hour-and-a-half per night.

That's impressive. He sure doesn't lack dedication.

But Marcucci isn't sitting home twiddling his thumbs. "I'm involved with boy scouts ... and go kayaking with them," he said. "I play Chess and then there's baseball in the summer."

Nicholas sounds well-grounded and like an all around nice kid.

Best of luck to him.

[politicket]

Here's the article on the Colorado boy, from the Rocky Mountain News.

[politicket]

I have a confession to make....

He's actually my son, and I'm the proud papa...

[kassie]

Really? If so, congratulations !

[Arrowhead1952]

Go to Word For The Day, Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - sashay threads, and you will probably get some takers.

[Graybeard58]

If you don't post that, I will.

[politicket]

Yes, really...and thanks!

Colorado homeschoolers are allowed to send 7 children to the state competition. In total, 263 children participated from all over Colorado.

The morning started with a 50- word written test, and the top 35 scores from the test advanced to the afternoon oral rounds. Six of the seven homeschoolers made it into the top 35.

After the bee was complete, the standings showed that homeschoolers took first, third, fifth, and sixth places! Not bad representation!

We're looking forward to heading to D.C. My son has never been there. Any spelling tips for him would be appreciated!

[kassie]

That is wonderful!

[MotleyGirl70]

After the bee was complete, the standings showed that homeschoolers took first, third, fifth, and sixth places! Not bad representation!

That's great!

Congratulations and please keep us posted on how Nicholas does in D.C.

Way to go Nicholas! :)

[Graybeard58]

You have FR mail.

[politicket]

That's great! Congratulations and please keep us posted on how Nicholas does in D.C.

We'll definitely be rooting for Nicholas to do well, buy my son is actually the Colorado state winner, Josiah. ;-)

[Graybeard58]

I just posted the story:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1373927/posts

[politicket]

Thanks Graybeard58. The victory was unexpected and we're excited to see how God uses it! We were actually rooting for the third place finisher to win since it was his last year of eligibility. :-)

[MotleyGirl70]

I thought you were Nicholas' father. You posted back to my #5. A little bit of posting confusion there, I'm sorry :)

I wish your son, Josiah the best of luck.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

**Is there a homeschool ping list yet? If not, I hereby announce one, and anyone who wants on can ping or freep-mail me.**

yoo-hoo, 2jedismom. :o)

[mrs tiggywinkle]

Big time congrats to your son!!!