Local kids off to Sydney for a spell

Contributed By GRANT HATCH

THREE local primary school students have won the regional finals of the Premier’s Spelling Bee conducted at Dubbo West Public School on Wednesday, September 6. All three will compete in the prestigious Spelling Bee State Final in Sydney in November.

Junior division winner is Jake Martine from Baradine Central School and runner up from Orana Heights Public School was Sophia Nuguid. Senior Division winners are Madelyn Legget from Wellington Public School and Elinor Wonderley from Dubbo South Public School.

To make it to the regional finals, the junior finalists had to correctly spell words such as refugee, raucous and congregate. Meanwhile, senior students were challenged with words like cruciferous, boisterous and tzatziki.

The final half hour of the competition will be broadcast live on ABC local radio from 5.30pm, Wednesday, November 8.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED. Premier’s Spelling Bee regional final senior runner up Elinor Wonderley from Dubbo South Primary School and winner, Madelyn Legget, Wellington Public.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED. Premier’s Spelling Bee regional final junior division winner Jake Martine, Baradine Central, and runner up Sophia Nuguid, Orana Heights.