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Community Spelling Bee 2020
Why Should Kids Have All the Fun? LVSC's 4th Annual Bee was a great success raising more than $7,500 to support free literacy programs for adults in Somerset County. Many thanks to our generous sponsors, brave spellers, focused judges, committed volunteers, helpful library staff, and kind donors!
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When
February 22, 2020
2:00 PM
Where
Hillsborough Library379 S. Branch RoadHillsborough, NJ 08844
In LVSC's version of the Spelling Bee, teams of two came together to spell. We used Official Spelling Bee Words and Rules, but no teams were eliminated in the early rounds; scores were kept. The teams with the highest scores went to the final round where there was elimination until a single team was crowned the winner.
Teams could raise money through ads and boosters. For every $100 that a team raised, they banked a do-over for a misspelled word. In addition to a spelling competition, each team competed on several different levels. There were awards for “Best Team Name,” “Best Team Uniform,” and “Most Team Spirit.” Plus, there was an Old-Fashioned Bake Sale and a guest appearance by Christopher Serrao, one of the 2019 Scripps Bee Octochamps!
Here's a selection of our favorite photos from the 2020 Bee:
Thank you to our event sponsors:
Round Sponsor
$500
American Legion Post 304
LVSC Board of Trustees
Team Sponsors
$300
A-Bee-Cs R Us, sponsored by Cheri and Brian Auger
Bee Arthur, sponsored by Edison Research
Best Budbees, sponsored by Thrivent Financial
Bird is the Word, sponsored by Somerset Pediatric Group
Come Spell or High Water, sponsored by Amate Society
Double Nerd Score, sponsored by Bridgewater Scrabble Club
Spell Check, sponsored by HBK CPAs & Consultants
The Bee's Knees, sponsored by The Davis Family
The Killer Bs, sponsored by Beatrice Chiropractic Care
To Bee or Not to Bee, sponsored by Jackie and Mike
Congratulations to A-L-L the Spellers!
2020 Champions
Bird is the Word: Ellen & Jim Lafargue
2020 Runners Up
Double Nerd Score: Cheryl Allen-Munley & Ed Horch
Best Team Name
Come Spell or High Water: Rachel & Zach Tall
Best Team Uniform
To Bee or Not to Bee: Grace & Maura Sommers
Most Team Spirit
Spell Check: Claas Ehlers & Ellen Pluta
Top Fundraiser Award
Lisa Browne
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