San Cayetano Elementary School held its annual Scripps Spelling Bee on Tuesday February 4th. Each 3rd, 4th and, 5th class held classroom spelling bees and submitted the top two candidates to participate in the School Spelling Bee in front of an audience of their peers.
The National Spelling Bee began in 1925 when nine newspapers joined together to host a spelling bee. Little did they know that 90 years later their literacy effort would reach 11 million students each year. Every year, students from all walks of life have the opportunity to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. They progress from classroom to cafeteria, from auditorium to civic center, just as millions of other students have done before them. The purpose of the spelling bee is to help students improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies, learn concepts and develop correct English usage that will help them all their lives.
San Cayetano is very proud of all our amazing students. We are pleased to announce that this year’s Champion Speller is 5th grade student Paul Pacheco, with 4th grade student Kaliah Sanchez placing as 2nd runner up. Both of these students will move on to the next spelling event held at California State University, Channel Islands.
San Cayetano Spelling Bee Chair, 5th grade teacher Ms. Kristen Dewy, and Principal Tricia Gradias, send our warmest congratulations and gratitude to all of our spelling bee student participants and their families for a job well done!
