State spelling bee winner named
MONONA — A seventh-grader’s correct spelling of another name for catfish snagged first place at the Badger Spelling Bee.
Twelve-year-old Andrew Grose, who attends Lake Country Academy in Sheboygan, correctly spelled “nematognath” to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May in Washington, D.C.
Grose placed second in 2007 but failed to qualify for last year’s state bee. He beat 12-year-old Lauren Chars, a seventh-grader from Raymond Elementary in Franksville. Chars missed “villino,” a detached house or tiny villa, in the 17th round of the more than three-hour competition.
That allowed Grose to correctly spell “quartercentenary,” relating to a 400-year period, before spelling the winning word.
Mar 16, 2009 at 9 a.m.
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phlurky: Good catch (and release). And congradulations to Andrew Grose on winning the spelling be. You have a brite future ahead!
Mar 15, 2009 at 8:35 a.m.
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Congratulations to Andrew Grose. Good job, buddy!
Mar 15, 2009 at 1:29 a.m.
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Interestingly, English is one of the few languages to have spelling bees. Almost everywhere else in the world does without. (That's the price for starting with German, adding French, and then borrowing from every other language in the world -- I guess.)
Mar 14, 2009 at 9:44 p.m.
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prevention: EXCELLENT post.
Mar 14, 2009 at 9:25 p.m.
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I agree that the words were much easier when I was in spelling bees in the 80s. Yet, it is nice to know there are smart kids out there to continue on the education. With the way the world is evolving, a high school education is important. I encourage those that want higher education, but also realize that not everyone is made out to be for post-high school education. Any sort of higher education is better than nothing, even if it is a course here and there. JMO
Mar 14, 2009 at 8:54 p.m.
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Wow! The "Spelling Bee" thing has sure changed since I was in school. Back then, there were only four words (phrases) that were important: Please; Thank you; Yes and No. Now we have alternate words for a catfish. 'nematognath' Congrats to the winner and you should be proud of yourself. Good job. Now I have to go look up what a nematognath is.
I sure wish we could return to, Please; Thank you; Yes; and No. JMO
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