Hopkins County Spelling Bee
to be Featured, Feb. 10th

 

The Hopkins County Spelling Bee sponsored by the Dallas Morning News will be conducted in the Sulphur Springs ISD Board Room at 1:30 p.m., Friday, February 10, 2012.

 

The following school champions will be participating:

 

School                                                           Champions                                                  Grade

 

CHESS                                               Timothy White                                               8

                                                                    Ross Pruitt                                                       4                                        

Como-Pickton                                             Jasmine Boyd                                             8

                                                                      Matthew Pegues                                          6

 

Douglas Intermediate                               Carissa Carter                                                 5

                                                                      Brayden Fisher                                               5

 

Saltillo                                                           Jillian Cartwright                                           6

                                                                      Matthew Gurley                                             5

 

 

 

Gail Herman will be the pronouncer with Sherry Chester and Kay McClure serving as judges.  Serving as the 2012 Spelling Bee coordinator is Betty Lawson.

 

The public is invited to observe the contest.

 

The winner will compete in the Dallas Morning News Regional Spelling Bee which will be televised on WFAA-TV (Channel 8) on Saturday, March 24, 2012.

 

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