NEWS Walnut Valley Unified School District
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 880 S. Lemon Avenue
January 14, 2015 Walnut, CA 91789
Contact:
Kelli Gile, Office of Community Resources
(909)595-1261 ext. 31204
Castle Rock Elementary sends student to Scripps Regional Spelling Bee
DIAMOND BAR, CA—Second grader Jaylin Dalal was crowned the winner of the Castle Rock Elementary Scripps Spelling Bee on January 14.
The eight-year-old won the school title by correctly spelling “commitment” during the final round of the competition.
Dalal will now represent his school next month during the preliminary regional Scripps Regional Spelling Bee at Mt. San Antonio College. The top thirty students qualify for the finals in March. The regional winner wins a trip to “Bee Week” - the National Spelling Bee Championship Washington D.C. in May.
This year, each class at Castle Rock hosted their own spelling bee using official Scripps words.
Students received grade level study guides in December to prepare for the competition.
Classroom winners competed during the finals held in the multipurpose room. The contest was broadcast school-wide.
The top winner from each grade level received a medal and then vied in the championship round.
Finalists included Grant Wang – 1st grade, Jaylin Dalal – 2nd grade, Emily Lu – 3rd grade, Sean Shih – 4th grade, and Nicole Miyoshi – 5th grade.
“Congratulations finalists, you have all worked very hard. Most of all be proud of yourselves and have fun!” said teacher Matthew Morrison, who administered the exam with elementary learning specialist Kelly Morris.
The audience of fourth and fifth grade students cheered “Let’s go finalists, let’s go!”
During the 12-round battle, students were given a word that was then used in a sentence. They had the option to ask for a definition and were told to speak loudly and clearly.
Many students used higher-grade level lists to prepare for the competition.
“We have such great spellers here at Castle Rock!” Morris exclaimed.
Spelling champ Dalal studied to level sixteen.
“I was astonished,” he said about winning the competition.
“I was just smiling and giggling and feeling proud!”
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Castle Rock Elementary second grader Jaylin Dalal won the school’s Scripps Spelling Bee on January 14. He received a trophy and qualified to compete at the regional contest in February.
Grade level champions Grant Wang – 1st grade, Jaylin Dalal – 2nd grade, Emily Lu – 3rd grade, Sean Shih – 4th grade, and Nicole Miyoshi – 5th grade battled during the final round of the Scripps Spelling Bee at Castle Rock Elementary on January 14. (6168, 6219)
Castle Rock spelling champ Jaylin Dalal correctly spelled the winning word “commitment” during the finals held on January 14. (6185)