Public Relations

Benton County Spelling Bee rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 16

            BENTONVILLE (Tuesday, February 5, 2008) – The 2008 Benton County Spelling Bee has been rescheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in Donald E. White Auditorium at NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

            The Bee was postponed Saturday, Feb. 2, for inclement weather the two previous days.

            Spellers from elementary, middle and junior high schools along with home school students in the county will assemble for the Bee, sponsored by NWACC and the Northwest Edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

            For more information, contact NWACC Executive Director for Public Relations Jim Hall at 479-619-4182.

            A list of contestants and the schools they represent is presented below.

• Tristan Marshall, Ruth Baker Middle School
• Elise Randals, Bellview Elementary School
• Stephanie Parker, Benton County School of the Arts
• Carlson Wakefield, CHESS Home School Association
• Daniel Estes, Decatur Northside
• Haylee Zimmerman, Eastside Elementary School
• Avery Haas, Elm Tree Elementary School
• Erik Fretland, Fretland Home School
• Jacob Bell, Garfield Elementary School
• Emma Gartner, Grace Lutheran School
• Jared Haddock, Gravette Middle School
• Casey Blanchard, Gravette Upper Elementary
• Deborah Elster, Grimes Elementary School
• Alexandra Mora, Hill Elementary School
• Cecilia Garcia, Jones Elementary School
• William Butihi, Kirksey Middle School
• Reid Cole, Lingle Middle School
• Saraya Dodd, Lowell Elementary School
• Sowmitran Sivakumar, Mathias Elementary School
• Sean Madson, Northside Elementary School
• Meena Mana, Oakdale Junior High School
• Cody Smith, Old Wire Road Elementary School
• Olivia Paschal, Providence Classical
• Joseph Belnap, Reagan Elementary School
• Korena Boyd, Siloam Springs Middle School
• Adrienne McGooden, Southside Elementary School
• Kerbie Karr, Spring Hill Middle School
• Lex Schane, St. Vincent De Paul
• Logan Kimball, Tillery Elementary School
• Rebekah Lawler, TORCH Home School
• Moriah Golden, Tucker School
• Alisha Sahu, Westside Elementary School

For questions/comments on this content, please contact Jim Hall.