3^rd Annual JJMCMC Spelling Bee

Benjamin E. Mays Oratorical Competition

and Poetry Competition

Saturday, February 25, 2012

1 to 5 p.m.

The Georgetown Preparatory School

The Figge Theatre

10900 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852

 

Registration is Open! Click here for the flyer!

 

The Spelling Bee is open to Montgomery County residents inGrades 1 through 5.

Registration Forms

 

The Oratorical Competition is open to Montgomery County residents in Grades 6 through 8.

Registration Forms

 

The Poetry Competition is open to Montgomery County residents in Grades 9 through 12.

REGISTRATION CLOSED

 

Click here for Spelling Bee Resources!

 

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2^nd Annual JJMCMC Spelling Bee-February 2011

Registration Closed.

See You Next Year!!

 

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1^st Annual JJMCMC Spelling Bee

“Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders One Word at a Time” 

 

Jack and Jill Montgomery County Maryland held its first Annual Spelling Bee and Debate on Feb 28, 2010 at the Montgomery College Theater Arts Building. The theme of the event was "Preparing Tomorrow's Leaders One Word at a Time." WTTG-TV News Anchor Allison Seymour was the Mistress of Ceremonies, and specials included Rep. Donna F. Richards (D-Md.) and Vice Chairman of the Montgomery County School Board, Christopher Barclay. More than 90 children participated, with more than 200 family and friends showing up to support them. Students in grades 1 through 6 participated in the Spelling Bee. The finalists were: 

 

First Grade

1^st Place. Amara Nnawuchi, Flower Valley Elementary School

2^nd Place. Shaloet James, Takoma Park Elementary School

3^rd Place. Taran Sisler, Candlewood Elementary School

 

Second Grade

1^st Place. Ava Evans,Takoma Park Elementary School

2^nd Place. Amulya Puttarayu, Williams Gibbs Elementary School

3^rd Place. Mahi Ganatra, Williams Gibbs Elementary School

 

Third Grade

1^st Place. David Hill, Stonegate Elementary School

2^nd Place. Mariah Patterson, Piney Branch Elementary School

3^rd Place. Ragini Balachandran, Lakewood Elementary School

 

Fourth Grade

1^st Place. Kelly Simonson, Candlewood Elementary School

2^nd Place. Ekesh Kumar, Williams B. Gibbs School

3^rd Place. Steven Agyepong, Washington Christian Academy

 

Fifth Grade

1^st Place. Alexander Bhatia, Carderock Springs Elementary School

2^nd Place. Amma Forkkio, Stonegate Elementary School

3^rd Place. Jaren Jackson, Sandy Spring Friends School

 

Sixth Grade

1^st Place. Quinn McKenzie, Parkland Magnet Middle School

2^nd Place. Ulu Nnachi-Azwewah, Benjamin Banneker Middle School

3^rd Place. Howard Nicholson, Roberto Clemente Elementary School

 

Middle and High School students from the Jack and Jill Chapter participated in a Lincoln-style debate. They were Christopher Hairston, Kenneth Norris, Michelle Brooks, Chase Kea, and Thandi Young. And Jack and Jill Senior Teens Troy White, Danielle Moore, Cherrah Barclay, Leeah Tarrer, Joey Dillon, Abram White delivered a stirring reenactment of The Great Debaters: Wiley College v. Harvard University.

 

            

 

                             

 

                                      

 

 

Click here to see what the Montgomery County Gazette had to say about our chapter's 1st Annual Spelling Bee and Debate!