Voorheesville holds annual Spelling Bee, 7th grader prepares for Feb. 9 Capital Region Spelling Bee

From left to right: Gabriel DeFreest-Rondeau (3rd Place), Mr. Whitley (MS Principal), Mr. Reardon (ES Principal), Olivia Suozzo (1st Place Winner), and Emma Sprotbery (2nd Place).

(Jan. 19, 2011) The Voorheesville Annual Spelling Bee was held on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 12:15 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Forty-six students participated, ranging from 4th through 8th grade.

Middle School 7th-grade student Olivia Suozzo came in first place. This is her second time winning the school's bee. She also won two years ago when she was in 5th grade. Olivia will be representing Voorheesville in the Capital Region Spelling Bee on February 9, 2011 at Proctor’s Theatre in Schenectady, NY. The winner of this regional competition will compete at the National Spelling Bee held in Washington, DC.

Emma Sprotbery, an 8th grader, came in second place and Gabriel DeFreest-Rondeau, a 7th grader, came in third place.

Some of the challenging words students had to spell were astigmatism, feloniously, psychiatry, clientele, and incremental.

Congratulations and best of luck to Olivia, as well as all the students who participated in our Voorheesville Spelling Bee!