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Top Colorado speller emerges from duel (FR Member's politicket's Son)
Rocky Mountain News ^
| March 21, 2005
| Ann Carnahan
Posted on 03/30/2005 10:06:27 AM PST by Graybeard58
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To: Explorer89
Thanks! I too participated in the spelling bee when I was younger, only for me it was 30 YEARS ago! ;-) OK, so I'm old. I tried for three years in a row and never got to the state level, but it sure was fun trying.
The nationals are composed of students that win contests sponsored by newspapers, so in some cases a state like Colorado will only send two contestants (the statewide Rocky Mountain News winner and the winner of Boulder county's Daily Camera News contest), while other states may send 4 or 5 contestants (like Texas and California). There will will around 275 contestants at the national's.
Oftentimes, the county level contests for nationals are a little easier since they don't have as many spellers working their way through the various levels. For example, the Boulder county speller won on: 'readjourn'.
To: Graybeard58; politicket
Superb! Really Proud for Josiah!
To: AmericanMade1776
Thanks! We look forward to the adventure that the Lord has placed us in!
To: Graybeard58
Congrats!
Four out of the top six were home-schooled.
There. Much better (and more accurate) than the newspaper reporter saying four out of the top nine were home schooled.
To: politicket
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04/03/2005 5:41:28 PM PDT
by
bad company
(this space for rent)
To: bad company
Now THOSE are some cool fireworks for Josiah! Thanks!!
To: Graybeard58
This is Zach Cantor,
I've gotten Second Place at the state bee 2 years in a row
Congrats to Josiah, who beat me in 05, and to Kayla, who beat me in 06
this is my eighth grade year. My last chance. If i don't go national now, i never will. This is my year
To: studmuffin0401
Congratulations to you and welcome to F.R.
Here's a helpful hint for you, if you want to get along with the folks here, do not join the F.R. spelling or grammar police force.
I may sometime in the future spell grammar as "grammer".
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posted on
11/05/2006 1:08:27 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for SSgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
To: Graybeard58
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posted on
11/05/2006 2:04:19 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for SSgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
To: Graybeard58
Spelling bees often use words not very helpful in normal conversation, but stupefacient is Al Gore.
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posted on
11/05/2006 2:14:48 PM PST
by
ThomasThomas
(Spell check dosen't like stupefacient, Josiah beets spel chek.)
To: Graybeard58
I may sometime in the future spell grammar as "grammer".
I think grammer is masculine and grammar is feminine.
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posted on
11/05/2006 2:23:05 PM PST
by
ThomasThomas
(Spell check dosen't like stupefacient, Josiah beets spel chek.)
To: ThomasThomas
I think grammer is masculine and grammar is feminine. I think it's latin, I studied latina in high school for 4 years.
She didn't even know I existed though.
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posted on
11/06/2006 1:45:51 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for SSgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
To: MotleyGirl70
Who are the dudes in the outfits? Is it real or Photoshop?
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posted on
11/06/2006 1:49:34 PM PST
by
madison10
(Live your life in such a way that the preacher won't have to lie at your funeral.)
To: lightingguy
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11/06/2006 1:58:42 PM PST
by
achilles2000
(Shouting "fire" in a burning building is doing everyone a favor...whether they like it or not)
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