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<\/p>\nSan Andreas, CA…The 48th Annual Calaveras County Spelling Bee pitted the county\u2019s top spellers against each other on Thursday, April 14th at the Calaveras River Academy\/Mountain Oaks gymnasium. Assistant Superintendent Scott Nanik, the spelling moderator of the event, read words from the Marin County Junior High Spelling Word List. The students wrote the words down, and proctors checked the students\u2019 efforts to spell them correctly. Each student was allowed to misspell three words before being disqualified.<\/p>\n
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The audience applauded as each winner in each grade level was announced. The final word, \u201ccalcify,\u201d revealed Bret Harte ninth grader Kaiya Hall as this year\u2019s overall winner. She and fellow Bret Harte ninth grader Genevieve Payne were the top two spellers and will be moving on to compete in the California State Junior High Spelling Bee Championship held Saturday, May 14, 2016 in San Rafael, CA.<\/p>\n
Thirty-four students competed from the following schools:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Avery Middle School<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Bret Harte High School<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Christian Family Learning Center<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Jenny Lind Elementary<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Mark Twain Elementary<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Mokelumne Hill Elementary<\/p>\n
\u00b7 San Andreas Elementary<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Toyon Middle School<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Valley Springs Elementary<\/p>\n
Following are all the winners from this year\u2019s countywide Spelling Bee:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 6th Grade WINNERS \u2013 1st Place: Avery Strauch, Mark Twain Elementary<\/p>\n
\u00b7 6th Grade WINNERS \u2013 2nd Place: Ryder Wittman, Christian Family Learning Center<\/p>\n
\u00b7 6th Grade WINNERS \u2013 3rd Place: Krishna Lian Tuazon, San Andreas Elementary<\/p>\n
\u00b7 7th Grade WINNERS \u2013 1st Place: Jackson Oliver, Avery Middle School<\/p>\n
\u00b7 7th Grade WINNERS \u2013 2nd Place: Hannah Casillas, Mark Twain Elementary<\/p>\n
\u00b7 7th Grade WINNERS \u2013 3rd Place: Kailynn Saylor, Avery Middle School<\/p>\n
\u00b7 8th Grade WINNERS \u2013 1st Place: Summer Cummings, Toyon Middle School<\/p>\n
\u00b7 8th Grade WINNERS \u2013 2nd Place: Andrew Hutt, Toyon Middle School<\/p>\n
\u00b7 8th Grade WINNERS \u2013 3rd Place: Kinlye Apley, Christian Family Learning Center<\/p>\n
\u00b7 9th Grade WINNERS \u2013 1st Place: Kaiya Hall, Bret Harte High School<\/p>\n
\u00b7 9th Grade WINNERS \u2013 2st Place: Genevieve Payne, Bret Harte High School<\/p>\n
\u00b7 9th Grade WINNERS \u2013 3rd Place: Gurlovellen Kaur, Bret Harte High School<\/p>\n
\u00b7 TOP TWO WINNERS GOING ON TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Kaiya Hall and Genevieve Payne, both from Bret Harte High School<\/p>\n
Calaveras County Office of Education congratulates the winners, as well as all the students who attended the event.<\/p>\n
For further information, please contact Lauren Robinson at the Calaveras County Office of Education, (209) 736-6094.<\/p>\n
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