2007 IDE Spelling Bee

2007 District Spelling Bee Held at Valley Lutheran

The annual Iowa District East Spelling Bee was held at Valley Lutheran School in Cedar Falls on March 10, 2007. Fifty-three students representing eight schools participated in the event. In the preliminary round, each contestant received seventy-five words to be written and six oral words. The top three contestants from each of the three age levels advanced to an oral spell down to determine who would take home the first, second, and third place trophies.

This year’s trophy winners are:

3^rd-4^th grade level:

1^st- Isaiah Armbrecht, LISWilliamsburg

2^nd-Anna Hage, Central Newhall

3^rd-Katharine Benya, Trinity Cedar Rapids

5^th-6^th grade level:

1^st-Zack Richardt, Trinity Cedar Rapids

2^nd-Kaitlyn Pegump, Central Newhall

3^rd-Harlan Owen, Trinity Cedar Rapids

7^th-8^th grade level:

1^st-Anthony Hardy, Trinity Cedar Rapids

2^nd-Mara Huebner, Community Readlyn

tie for 3^rd-Matthew Malm, Valley Lutheran, Cedar Falls

& Tyler Cook, Immanuel, Waterloo

A traveling plaque, presented each year to the school with the most overall school points, went to Central Lutheran of Newhall, with a total combined score of 422 points. Next in line was Trinity Lutheran-Cedar Rapids, then LIS-Williamsburg, Community Lutheran-Readlyn, Dubuque Lutheran, St. Paul’s-Latimer, Immanuel-Waterloo, and Valley Lutheran-Cedar Falls.

Thanks to all the contestants, school representatives, parents, and the many volunteers for all the hard work and time to make it a fun day for all. We would also like to thank Quota Club International, Blue Line-Cedar Falls, Pella Windows-Waterloo, Iowa Sports, and Bethany Bible Chapel for their support in sponsoring this event.

Valley Lutheran was proud to host the event and looks forward to other such events in the future. For more information contact VLS at (319) 266-4565 or visit www.valleylutheranhigh.com.