Four local students are among a prestigious group of 55 who earned congratulations from the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) for advancing to the Chester County Spelling Bee, which will be held on Monday, Feb. 8.
The Chester County Spelling Bee, which is coordinated by the CCIU, is open to all students enrolled in a Chester County public, private, parochial or home school in any grade up to and including grade eight, and who has not reached their 15th birthday on or before Aug. 31, 2015, a CCIU press release said.
According to Ashley Boyd, CCIU special events coordinator, each participating school is able to send one student to the Chester County bee who meets the age and grade requirements.
“Each of the participants is the winner from his or her school’s local spelling bee, and each school is permitted to determine its own qualifying structure for its entrant, provided it follows the eligibility requirements,” added Boyd.
The local participants include Vibha Janakiraman from Chadds Ford Elementary School, Riley Griffith from Pocopson Elementary, Saanvi Garg from Charles F. Patton Middle School, and Ella Masciulli from Kennett Middle School, according to the release.
The event, which begins at 9 a.m., will be streamed live on CCiTV and is a qualifying bee for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It will be held at the Chester County Intermediate Unit’s Educational Service Center (Entrance B), located at 455 Boot Road in Downingtown.
The last student standing on stage on Feb. 8 will have earned a trip for two to Washington, D.C. to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and Bee Week. The champion will also receive: the Samuel Louis Sugarman award certificate for a 2015 U.S. Mint Proof Set; Webster’s Third New International Dictionary; and a one year subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
In 2015, Great Valley Middle School student Aakash Narayan emerged as the champion. Laura Liu from Valley Forge Middle School placed second, and Akhila Yalvigi of Avon Grove Charter School placed third.
The 2016 Chester County Spelling Bee will be streamed live over the Internet via CCiTV at ccitv.cciu.org. In the event of inclement weather, the snow date is set for Friday, Feb. 19, at the same time and location.
For more information on the Chester County Spelling Bee, visit www.cciu.org/SpellingBee or contact Ashley Boyd at 484-237-5053.
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