29 students to compete at Central Indiana Regional Spelling Bee
Last Updated on March 23, 2015 by cassnetwork
The public is invited to the Kokomo Event & Conference Center Tuesday, March 24, as 29 elementary and middle school students compete at the Central Indiana Regional Spelling Bee sponsored by Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region and Hoosier AM/FM-Z92.5 with support from The Andersons, Haynes Federal Credit Union, Kokomo Heritage Federal Credit Union,
and American Party Time.
The contest will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the event center, 1500 N. Reed Road (Indiana 931). Winner of the regional competition will advance to the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee May 24 to 29 in
Washington, D.C.
Rob Rupe, WIOU program director and director of creative services for Hoosier AM/FM, will serve as emcee and Josh Rockey, associate professor of Communication at Ivy Tech, will serve as pronouncer. Judges include Jessica Green of Kokomo radio station Z92.5; Michelle Simmons, president of Ivy Tech’s Kokomo Campus; Kevin Bostic, president of Ivy Tech’s Logansport Campus;
and Dr. Tom McKaig, retired superintendent of Peru Community Schools and member of the Ivy
Tech Kokomo Region Board of Trustees.
The regional bee winner will receive an expenses-paid trip to the nationals along with a trophy and a Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. Second-place finisher will receive a trophy and a Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 11th edition donated by Merriam-Webster and third-place
will receive a trophy. All three will receive one-year subscriptions to the Encyclopedia Britannica
Students qualified for the regional by winning their schools’ spelling bees. Participating schools
come from Howard, Miami, Cass and Fulton counties. The competitors, in grades 5 through 8, and
their schools include:
Micah Gremelspacher, Acacia Academy, Kokomo
Tanner Saunders, All Saints Catholic School, Peru
Abby Rogers, Blair Pointe Upper Elementary School, Peru
Stephen Garren, Bon Air Elementary School, Kokomo
Olivia Boldry, Caston Elementary School, Fulton
Lauren Sukle, Central Middle School, Kokomo
Hannah Houston, Columbia Middle School. Logansport
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Evan Mink, Eastern Elementary School, Greentown
Ryan Keller, Eastern Junior Senior High School, Greentown
Bella Panmei, Galveston Elementary School. Galveston
Andrew Moss, Howard Elementary School, Kokomo
Isabella Gibson, Lafayette Park Elementary School, Kokomo
Hannah Bushaw, Lincoln Middle School, Logansport
Annie Isenburg, Maconaquah Elementary School, Bunker Hill
Anastasia Spahr, Maconaquah Middle School, Bunker Hill
Michael Adams, Maple Crest Middle School, Kokomo
Kira Manning, North Miami Elementary School, Denver
Taylor Anderson, North Miami Middle High School, Denver
Leah Carter, Northwestern Elementary School, Kokomo
Joseph Batis, Northwestern Middle School, Kokomo
Toby Turner, Peru Junior High School, Peru
Karlie Burkhart, Redeemer Lutheran School, Kokomo
Elijah Yarber, Rochester Middle School, Rochester
Nico Dinglasa, Saints Joan of Arc & Patrick Elementary School, Kokomo
Ryah Beets, Sycamore Elementary School, Kokomo
Ashley Lu, Taylor Intermediate School, Kokomo
Rogelio Santos, Wallace Elementary School of Integrated Arts, Kokomo
Abigail Origer, Western Intermediate School, Russiaville
Trina Gill, Western Middle School, Russiaville