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ALBANY –
Six students from the City School District of Albany will be competing
in a regional spelling bee at the Egg next week for a chance to travel
to the national championships in Washington D.C this May.
The
students who compete at this level are those who won their classroom,
grade level or district-level spelling bee. The building or district
winners move on to the regional contest at 6:30 p.m. next Monday, March
13, at the Egg at Empire State Plaza.
In the
Capital Region, more than 100 students from more than 60 schools (Grade
4 through Grade 8) compete at the EGG at the Empire State Plaza for a
chance to win an all-expense paid trip to Washington to compete at the
national event each year.
The CSDA
students who will compete in the regional contest are:
Devin
Davis, Grade 6 – Myers MS
Marquitta Beasley, Grade 6 – Hacett MS
Sam
Purcell, Grade 7 – Myers MS
Jasmin
Henry, Grade 7 – North Albany Academy
Samantha
Cramer, Grade 8 – PLMA
Matthew
Chow, Grade 8 – Hackett MS
These students, along with the other
Capital Region students who participate in this Monday’s contest, will
compete to win prizes, including savings bonds, book store gift cards,
movie passes, dictionaries as well as t-shirts, pens, and recognition
certificates at the March Bee. The Capital Region Spelling Bee is
co-sponsored by Capital Region BOCES, the Times Union and the Albany
Public Library. This year, Hannaford Markets, will award the top
speller a home or laptop computer.
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The City School
District of Albany serves more than 9,000 students in 19
elementary, middle and high schools. The district includes several
magnet schools and programs, as well as other innovative academic
opportunities for students in addition to neighborhood schools. The
district is more than halfway through its comprehensive facilities
project to newly build and/or renovate nearly all of its elementary
and middle schools. The ultimate goal of the facilities project is
to provide schools with the resources necessary to help students
succeed in the 21st Century.
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