UP FOR A SPELL SANTA CLARITA STUDENT TAKES TOP SPOT AT BEE.Byline: Lisa M. Sodders Staff Writer Correctly spelling ``roseate'' and ``verdigris verdigris (vûr`dəgrēs'), one of three copper acetates: blue verdigris, Cu(CH3COO)2·CuO·6H2O; green verdigris, 2Cu(CH3COO)2·CuO·6H2 ,'' 12-year-old Paul Yu was named the 17th annual Daily News Regional Spelling Bee Champion on Saturday. Yu of Santa Clarita, a student at Arroyo Seco Junior High School Arroyo Seco Junior High School is a public junior high school in Saugus, California. It is a member of the William S. Hart Union High School District. Rhondi Durand, Cathy Novean, and Dr. Andy Keyne are the principals. , will travel to Washington, D.C., to compete in the 76th Annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee on May 28 and 29. ``It's exciting and I'm happy,'' Paul Yu said, shyly. ``He worked hard for it,'' a beaming Andy Yu, Paul's father, said. ``These things are always so nerve-racking! You never know what's going to happen to you.'' Paul's win was a little bit of deja vu for the Yu family, who only recently moved to Santa Clarita from Palmyra, Pa. Daughter Ashley, 15, who now attends Valencia High School Valencia High School may refer to:
Rubina Bernabe, 14, also a Santa Clarita resident and a student at St. Genevieve Elementary School, took second place in the regional spelling bee, which was held at Taft High School in Woodland Hills. She correctly spelled ``arabesque'' in the seventh and final round, but misspelled ``roseate'' which Yu then correctly spelled. Bernabe said this was her first spelling bee, but spelling was her best subject. ``It used to irritate me when people didn't spell things right,'' she said. ``I used to sound words in my head to make sure they were spelled right.'' In addition to winning an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., Yu also won a gold medal, a $100 savings bond and an engraved en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. pen set. Bernabe won a Scripps Howard watch, a dictionary and a silver medal. About 200 parents and siblings, some carrying miniature pompoms, attended the event, although many left after the first round, when 21 of the 65 contestants misspelled their words and were counted out. ``Each of you has developed the power of words, of which you should all be proud,'' said Sharon Klein, an English professor and linguistics expert at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , who served as the pronouncer for the competition. ``I wish you many chances in your lives to use words well to engage and to interest people, to show interest, to express love and to make peace.'' Between rounds, Klein said spelling bees give children a chance to learn the rules that govern how words are spelled. She participated in spelling bees herself as a child, and still recalls misspelling ``vacuum'' in eighth grade. ``English is tough because we have what linguists call a deep orthography - there's more than one system operating, and we have words that come from many different languages,'' she said. The students correctly spelled such words as ``embergoose'' ``lexicology lex·i·col·o·gy n. The branch of linguistics that deals with the lexical component of language. [lexico(n) + -logy. ,'' ``antennae,'' ``anxieties'' ``pedantic'' ``relinquished,'' ``miasma'' ``plumbeous'' and ``janiform.'' But other words, some simple, some difficult, gave the students problems. Misspelled words included ``calzone cal·zo·ne n. A baked or fried Italian turnover of pizza dough filled with vegetables, meat, or cheese. [Italian, pant leg, calzone, from calza, sock, from Vulgar Latin *calcea ,'' ``ambrosia,'' ``electrolyte,'' ``interregnum INTERREGNUM, polit. law. In an established government, the period which elapses between the death of a sovereign and the election of another is called interregnum. It is also understood for the vacancy created in the executive power, and for any vacancy which occurs when there is no government. ,'' ``aurelian,'' ``tabernacle,'' ``aphid,'' ``assuage'' and ``portcullis portcullis (pôrtkŭl`ĭs), grating or framework of strong bars of wood or iron, sharp-pointed at their lower ends, sliding vertically in the grooved jambs of a fortified portal as a protection in case of assault. .'' The bee has traditionally been open only to students in grades seven and eight. This year, however, students in grades four through eight were allowed to compete, doubling the number of contestants. In a tie for third place were Liana liana (lēä`nə) or liane (lēän`), name for any climbing plant that roots in the ground. Bandziulis from St. Mary's School St. Mary's School may refer to one of many schools across the world: United Kingdom
There was a five-way tie for fourth place among Chad Fillinger from Meadows School, Rebecca Kratz from St. Nicolas School, Ndidi Egeonuigwe from Mayfair Middle School, Sandra Hanian from Pinecrest School and Kevin Sanchez from Jordan Middle School David Starr Jordan Middle School is a middle school in Palo Alto, California. Currently in attendance are approximately 1000 students from grades 6 through 8. The school is named after David Starr Jordan, who was the first president of Stanford University. . Fourth-place finishers won ribbons, and all contestants won T-shirts, passes to ``Cats'' at the Pantages Theatre and Pacific Theatres movie tickets. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- color -- ran in SAC edition only) As their father, Andy Yu of Santa Clarita, watches, Paul Yu, right, gets advice from his sister Ashley after he won the 17th annual Daily News Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday. The contest was held at Taft High School in Woodland Hills. (2 -- color in SAC edition only) Santa Clarita resident Rubina Bernabe, the eventual second-place winner, ponders a word in the 17th annual Daily News Spelling Bee. (3) Nieves Yu and her son Paul are exuberant as they leave the Taft High School auditorium, where Paul won the Daily News Spelling Bee. Paul's next stop is Washington, D.C., to compete in the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. (4 -- color -- ran in Valley edition only) Paul Yu of Santa Clarita wins the 17th annual Daily News Regional Spelling Bee. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Staff Photographer |
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