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Junior Level- Veronica Penny- 1st place
Primary Level- Ruthanne Parkes- 2nd place
Intermediate Level- Maya Amoah- 3rd place

Veronica Penny - 3 time Regional Champ

Spelling Bee of Canada : April - May 2009

SBOC PROVINCIALS

FIRST PLACE PRIMARY CHAMPION: ZAKHAR HUSAK

 3rd Place Junior: VERONICA PENNY

HAMILTON REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

FIRST PLACE PRIMARY CHAMPION: ZAKHAR HUSAK

FIRST PLACE JUNIOR CHAMPION:  VERONICA PENNY

FIRST PLACE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION: PARIS PENNY 

CONGRATULATIONS JENNIFER PENNY FOR THIRD PLACE.

Spelling Bee of Canada : April  2008
WILLIAM PENNY WINS THE HAMILTON BEE FOR THE THIRD TIME!!  
CONGRATULATIONS!!  GOOD LUCK IN THE 2008 SBOC PROVINCIALS.

2007 Regional Competition for Spelling Bee of Canada 

Primary 1st Place Veronica Penny

Intermediate Level 1st Place Will Penny

3rd Place Jenny Penny

SPELLING BEE OF CANADA
2007 Provincial Competition Report

At 6:30 A.M.* we woke up, and everyone except me dressed. Then we had breakfast*.  After breakfast, I got dressed in my sister's old flower girl dress, my homemade bee barrette, my white tights, black Pamela shoes, 2 charm bracelets,a bracelet with a big rose, and my cross. We grabbed our hats (mine was a worn-out bunny hat) and got in the van.  Mom realized it was cold in the van, so she got Paris* and I our coats. Then we drove to Sylvia's house to pick her up.

Mom warned her that the seat belt might get stuck, and then we went off to Toronto. We drove for about 1 hour. Then we arrived at Thornhill. We stood around for a while, and then I got my number and a Timbit.  Everyone, except me got seats, and I lined up with all the other Primary contestants. Then all of us (there were 40 in all) came in and sat down in order.   I was #20 and was next to #21, Harper Spring* and #19, Daniella Kistemaker.  The Bee started, and my first word was judge. In round 2, my word was disaster.

Here are some of my other words.
R1: JUDGE
R2: DISASTER
R3: ENOUGH
R4: MOUNTAIN
After Round 4 is tie breaker
R5: TURMOIL
R6: ASTERISK
R7: MAGNITUDE
R8: CHOIR
R9: EXPUNGED
R10: MAWKISH
R11: ORCHESTRA

After Round 11, I got delicatessen wrong, so I was third at the most. But only 2 people got their words right, so me and the other 7 got to stay. Slowly but surely, 6 of the 8 people competing for third were sent back to the audience. There was me, and a boy named Liam Morris going for 3rd.  Finally, he misspelled khaki, so if I got it right, I would get third place.

Luckily, Mom had taught me it, so I got up and spelled it correctly.  After that, I sat down and watched Laura Newcombe and another boy spell off. Eventually, Laura got second.  A lot of pictures were taken, and I received a trophy, a medallion,a scroll,a book, a certificate, and I sat down at my seat, and after that, had a brought lunch of home made egg salad sandwiches and juice.

Then, when we were still in the main room, Mom gave us a creme-filled cookie and some gum. We went back and sat down.  Then Junior started. No one in my family is in Junior, so I mostly read. Eventually, Katie Martin won. The winners got their prizes, and we sat for quite a while. Then all the Intermediates sat down, A after that, Julie Spence made a speech and Stephen Xu read the rules.

Then the bee, Intermediate edition, started, My brother got tied for 5th place. When my brother left the stage, Mom went to the left and told us to go to the right side, we did, and stood for a while, until Mom waved me over, Julie Spence then gave me an envelope for Primary, 3rd place, that had a cheque for $1000.00 (Mine!!!!! Bwa ha ha!!!) We grabbed a bag with a bagel and juice in it. Then we jumped in the van and dropped Sylvia off at her house. Actually, that was the plan, but Sylvia was stuck. The seat belt would not open. Needless to say, she got out.  Then we drove home.

-By Veronica Penny, with help from Mom, for letting me use her Mac, and Jennifer Penny, for writing all the words I spelled at The Bee.

(P.S.Jen is my sister)
(P.P.S. I love you Jen.)

*1 Fast Fact=A.M. stands for Latin ante meridum,''before noon''
*2 Oatie-O's & Honey Nut Cheerios
*3 My sister
*4 If her name isn't Harper, I'm really sorry.

2006 Regional Competition Finals were held Saturday April 29, 2006 at Sir Allan MacNab High School.

Congratulations  to 2006 Steeltown Kids Winners who took home top prizes.

Junior Level 3rd Place Veronica Penny

Senior Level 2nd place Amanda Penny

1st Place Will Penny

3rd place Amanda Penny

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SPELLING BEE OF CANADA
&
AFRO CANADIAN CARIBBEAN
ASSOCIATION OF HAMILTON
Presents
HAMILTON SPELLING BEE

Participants can register in the following age groups:
Primary: 6-8 Junior: 9-11 Intermediate: 12-14

Spelling Bee of Canada VISION
The Spelling Bee of Canada is an educational organization that encourages children, parents, and the community to participate in the education process. Through this program, we hope to enrich the learning the experience of children, through growth, In vocabulary, public speaking and self confidence.

Spelling Bee of Canada  HISTORY
The Spelling of Canada was established in 1988, in response to a need within the community for a stimulating educational program outside program outside of the regular school curriculum, which would focus specifically on English language basics.

The SBOC has grown from thirty participants in its first year, to more than 15,000 participants in 2001. SBOC is a non - profit organization which depends on local businesses, organizations and volunteers to contribute time, goods, services and funds.