Definitions test added to spelling bee

webmaster@ap.org ( The Associated Press) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:59:01 -0400

WASHINGTON -- What does it all mean. Thats the question facing spelling whizzes across the country, who learned this week that they will have to know the definitions of some of the those tough words theyve been memorizing in the dictionary. For the firs...

Spelling bee acrobats juggle letters into words

(Dave Boucher) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:45:00 -0400

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Teresa Riffle, 12, has an alter ego, Terry Treefrog, as ...

Kathryn Wantlin earns county spelling crown for third year running

(Dave Boucher) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:10:27 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kathryn Wantlin stepped to the microphone 30 times Saturday at the 57th annual Kanawha County Spelling Bee. Shalee, her mother, was nervous every time. Even though Kathryn is a top-notch speller -- the eighth-grader from Cha...

Raleigh County spells dominance

(Dave Boucher) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:45:00 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- When it comes to winning spelling competitions for students in southern West Virginia, dominance can be spelled R-A-L-E-I-G-H. Students from Raleigh County have won the Gazette-Mail Regional Spelling Bee more times since 1...

W.Va., Va. weighing impact of Alpha mine layoffs

(Vicki Smith) — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:25:54 -0400

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- When 400 Appalachian coal miners learned their lives were turning upside-down with the sudden shutdown of mines in three states, Trent Lucas got relatively good news: Hell still have a job.

Area contestant at Scripps National Spelling Bee gets first word

zack.harold@dailymail.com (Zack Harold) — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:16:00 -0400

WASHINGTON -- Gazette-Mail Regional Spelling Bee champ Elizabeth Koh correctly spelled "moratorium" in the first oral round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The Beckley 13-year-old coolly stepped up to the microphone, asked for the words...

Koh spells two words correctly during national bee, but fails to reach semifinals

zack.harold@dailymail.com (Zack Harold) — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:39:58 -0400

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Raleigh Countys Elizabeth Koh, winner of the 2012 Gazette-Mail Regional Spelling Bee, will not advance to the semifinal rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Spelling bee's first round easier, W.Va. contestant says

zack.harold@dailymail.com (Zack Harold) — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:41:50 -0400

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- If theres one thing spellers returning to the Scripps National Spelling Bee can expect, its change. Although the venerable competition is in its eighth decade, organizers seem to find new ways to tweak the bee every year. Ga...

Gazette-Mail Spelling Bee winner keeping busy ahead of competition

zack.harold@dailymail.com (Zack Harold) — Sat, 26 May 2012 18:13:31 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Gazette-Mail Regional Spelling Bee winner Elizabeth Koh is having a busy couple of weeks. Last week, she performed in dance and music recitals. On Friday, the 13-year-old graduated from eighth grade at St. Frances de Sales School ...

Raleigh County girl wins second Spelling Bee championship

zack.harold@dailymail.com (Zack Harold) — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:36:52 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- You could call Elizabeth Koh a spelling bee "recidivist." That word, and "glockenspiel," helped the Raleigh County eighth-grader claim her second Gazette-Mail Regional Spelling Bee championship. Elizabeth beat...

For local spelling bee winner, runner-up, it was a repeat performance

(Amber Marra) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:37:26 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- For the winner and the first runner-up of the 56th annual Kanawha County Spelling Bee, it was a repeat performance. Kathryn Wantlin, 12, of Charleston Catholic, took the top title in this years bee. She sealed the deal by spellin...

Raleigh spelling bee pair give repeat performance

(Beckley Register-Herald) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:10:06 -0500

BECKLEY, W.Va. -- Attendees experienced dejà vu at the Raleigh County Middle School Spelling Bee Wednesday as good friends Elizabeth Koh and Mikaila McGinnis took the winner and runner-up titles, respectively, for the second year in a row....

Raleigh student misses semifinals at national spelling bee

zack.harold@dailymail.com (Zack Harold) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:18:53 -0400

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Despite a good showing in Wednesdays preliminary rounds, Elizabeth Koh will not compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bees semifinals today. Elizabeth, a Beckley seventh-grader, spelled he...

Beckley speller preps for start of national bee

zack.harold@dailymail.com (Zack Harold) — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:25:57 -0400

WASHINGTON -- Elizabeth Koh is getting ready for the biggest spelling test of her life. A seventh-grader at St. Francis de Sales School in Beckley, Elizabeth is representing the Gazette-Mail in the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee, held this year ...

Raleigh student headed to national bee

zack.harold@dailymail.com (Zack Harold) — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:53:24 -0400

BECKLEY, W.Va. -- Elizabeth Koh is skipping the last week of her seventh-grade year. Her mom probably doesnt need to write an excuse. Elizabeth, a seventh-grader at St. Francis de Sales School in Beckley, is heading to the nations capital to represe...

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