2010 Spelling Bee

This year's Spelling Bee proved to be yet another nail-biting event this morning. The road to the finals began with all grades competing by level in the preliminary round on January 20th. The top five spellers from each grade advanced to the finals, held today in the middle school media center. Our spellers went fifteen rounds before a champion was named. This year's winner is 8th grader, Michelle Starkey. Her sister, 8th grader Danielle Starkey, was the runner-up. Both girls will advance to the regionals, held February 23rd at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Belmont, MI. Great job girls, and good luck!

We would like to congratulate all of our Spelling Bee participants. Each of you should feel very proud for simply having the courage to try. The top five spellers from each grade were:

6th: Billy Dickson, Kaleb Fisk, Marilla Marks, Calvin Warning, Donelle Weeks

7th: Max Dean, Zachary Gordon, Emily Judd, Adrienne Rife, Francesca Robinson

8th: Paige Hale, Danielle Starkey, Michelle Starkey, Rachael Walters, Maddie Willemstein

GEARS at Wege Center

GEARS members worked hard at mastering some survival skills out in the woods at the Wege Center. They got to enjoy the fruits of their labor by roasting some delicious marshmallows. The boys also had the privilege of meeting and seeing demonstrations by rescue dogs and their trainers. They wrapped up the day by doing some team-building activities.