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Anything But Perfidious: Escambia’s Best Spellers Take On The Bee
January 30, 2015
The 2015 Sandy Sansing Spelling Bee wrapped up Thursday night with the crowning of the very best student spellers in Escambia County.
At the high school level, winners were:
1st Place — James Henderson, 9th grade, Pensacola High/IB Program
2nd Place — Dawn Van Iderstine, 11th grade, West Florida Home School
3rd Place — Malik Blankenship, 10th grade, Booker T. Washington High School
Other North Escambia area students that took part in Thursday night’s round were: Morgan Myrick, 10th, Northview; McKenzie Fleming, 10th, Tate; Jessica Amerson, 11th, Northview; and Matthew Chavers, 12th, Northview.
The winning word was “perfidious”, an adjective that means deceitful and untrustworthy.
Other grade level winners were:
Middle School
1st Place – Amber Lee – Jim C. Bailey (7th grade)
2nd Place - Kneia Williams – Warrington (6th grade)
3rd Place – Justin Witter – PCA (7th grade)
5th grade
1st Place – Connor Barton – Helen Caro
2nd Place – Lauren Bisson – St. Paul
3rd Place – Colin Gold – EDS
6th Grade
1st Place – Christina Wooten – Home School
2nd Place – Kneia Williams – Warrington
3rd Place – Jeffrey Bates – Jim C. Bailey
7th Grade
1st Place – Justin Witter – PCA
2nd Place – Anna Huynh – Ransom
3rd Place – Amber Lee – Jim C. Bailey
8th Grade
1st Place – Rebecca Woodcock – GBMS
2nd Place – Andrew VanIderstine – Home School
3rd Place – Cassilyn Owens – PCA
Pictured top: Sandy Sansing Spelling Bee high school winners: (L-R first place James Henderson, 9th grade, Pensacola High/IB Program; third place Malik Blankenship, 10th grade, Booker T. Washington High School; second place Dawn Van Iderstine, 11th grade, West Florida Home School, and sponsor Sandy Sansing. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “Anything But Perfidious: Escambia’s Best Spellers Take On The Bee”
@BT don’t forget your and you’re
Proud to see several homeschoolers made the cut!
I bet these kids even know the difference between there, their, they’re, and thar. They’s some smart kids nowadays.
That’s awesome! Keep up the good work!