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Help Sprague Bring Home the Cup - Wellesley Spelling Bee, Thurs., Nov., 8th at 7pm at Sprague

We're looking for 3 parents or teachers to be a part of the Sprague PTO Team for the Wellesley Spelling Bee, Thursday, November 8th at 7:00pm in the Sprague Gym.  This Wellesley tradition is a major fundraiser for WEF and great fun for participants and observers alike.  This is the last year that Sprague will host this event.  

Approximately 50 teams, each made up of three members, participate in the Spelling Bee. Seven or eight teams compete in a round. The winners of each round compete in the championship round. The champions take home the Ruth Humphries Bee Trophy to keep for their reigning year. A plaque listing all of the winners hangs in the Wellesley Free Library.

The Bee does not involve solo spelling. Teams within the round spells each word simultaneously. The emcee announces the word and then the three member teams have 25 seconds to discuss and write down their answers. At the gong, each team holds up their board. The correct spellers continue. Each speller is supplied a study guide of most of the spelling words. Some teams study; others choose a more casual approach.

Sound like fun?  Please email Jean Walsh at walsh70@aol.com if you'd like to be on the team by Monday, Oct. 15th .  

Register Your Team for The Wellesley Spelling Bee

Save the date! It’s free admission for this family friendly community event. The 23rd annual Wellesley Bee, an adult spelling event sponsored by the Wellesley Education Foundation, will be held on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 7 p.m. in the Sprague Elementary School gymnasium.

Organize a team to test your spelling mettle.  Various community groups, businesses, alumni groups, neighborhoods, sports teams, student councils and PTOs assemble teams.  Join the Wellesley Spelling Bee by attending, joining a team, or sponsoring a team!

Bee Green and Register at www.WellesleyEducationFoundation.org. 

Team entry fee is $450.

New teams are most welcome.

Entries due by October 19, 2012.

This annual, high-spirited community event is a major fundraiser for the Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF).  Last year's Bee raised over $30,000 from nearly 50 teams, matching donations from Wellesley College and Babson College, as well as other generous WEF sponsors.  The money raised makes a difference in education throughout Wellesley.

For more information about the Bee, contact the co-chairs at:

Anne Marvan  781-239-1496

Janet Seidl  781-235-6065

Julie Garvey  781-235-4225

Suzanne Votapka  781-237-4817

or

Bee@WellesleyEducationFoundation.org