Date: Feb 19, 2013

Hofstra Long Island Regional Spelling Bee

Winner will Represent Long Island at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May

Who:     4th-8th grade students  from 103 schools in Nassau and Suffolk Counties – see full listing below
Hofstra University’s Dr. Carole Clark Papper, a noted professor of writing studies and composition, will serve as head judge and moderator of the event.

What:    Hofstra Long Island Regional Spelling Bee. The winner of the Bee will go on to represent the region at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., later this spring.

When:  Sunday, February 24, 2013. (The Spelling Bee was originally scheduled for February 10 and had to be rescheduled because of Snowstorm "Nemo.")

Schedule for the day is as follows –

• 10-11:30 a.m., Registration
• 10:30-11:45 a.m., Written exam (students will take the test in small groups, on a rolling basis as they arrive)
• Noon, Preliminary oral round
• 1-2 p.m., Break
• 2 p.m., Finalists announced – test scores for the written exam and the preliminary oral round will be added together. The number of finalists are expected to be between 35-50 children.
• 2:15 p.m., The traditional spelling bee “spelldown” will begin and will continue until there is a winner.

Where: Hofstra University’s John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus.  Directions below.

How:    This is a ticketed event, not open to the general public.

Media:     Participating students have had a media release form signed by their parents on file.

Once the Spelling Bee has started, all media will be stationed in the front row balcony
where a mult box will be available. No flash photography will be permitted as it could distract participants during the competition.

Directions to the John Cranford Adams Playhouse:
Meadowbrook Parkway to Exit M4 (Coliseum, Hempstead Turnpike, Rte. 24 West). Once on Hempstead Turnpike,  make a U-turn at the fourth traffic light - just before going under the third Unispan (pedestrian bridge). After making U-Turn, drive approximately 70 feet and make the first right onto the South Campus.  Go past 2 stop signs.  The building around the corner on the left is the John Cranford Adams Playhouse.

More information is available at http://spellingbee.com.

In the event of inclement weather please call the weather hotline (516) 463-SNOW or visit www.hofstra.edu regarding the status of the competition.

List of participating schools and students:

Academy Street Elementary School   
Caroline Moller 4th grade

Accompsett Middle School   
Cory Zhou 8th grade

Andrew T Morrow Elementary School   
Jakob Guzman 4th grade

Archer Street Elementary School   
Mia Sorrentino 4th grade

Babylon Junior Senior High School   
Ece Bapcum 8th grade

Baldwin Middle School   
Malaya Press 7th grade

Blue Point Elementary School   
Christopher Roedel 4th grade

Bowling Green Elementary School   
Arjun Panickssery 5th grade

Brandeis School   
Jordan Nizri 7th grade

Brookside Elementary School   
Lance Henry 5th grade

Burns Avenue Elementary School   
Aleena Abraham 4th grade

California Ave Elementary School
Xavier Pickett 5th grade

Carle Place Middle Senior High School   
Michael Ricchione 8th grade

Cedarhurst Number 5 Elementary School   
Jibraiel Rehman 4th grade

Charles E Schwarting Elementary School   
Lauren Macaluso 4th grade

Clayton Huey Elementary School   
Gillian Shrey 4th grade

Clear Stream Avenue Elementary School   
Chizuruoke Onuoha 5th grade

Connolly Elementary School   
Steven Bailey 5th grade

Dayton Avenue Elementary School   
Marina Santos 4th grade

Dutch Lane Elementary School   
Brandon Chavez 5th grade

East Islip Middle School   
Michael Carolan 8th grade

East Northport Middle School   
Christopher Cirruzzo 7th grade

Eastplain School   
Lindsey DelliBovi 4th grade

Eastport Elementary School   
Grant Frevert 6th grade

Edna Louise Spear Elementary School   
Gavin Chambers 5th grade

Fairfield Elementary School   
Caroline Savettiere 5th grade

Floral Park Memorial Junior Senior High School   
Caitlin Tzimorotas 8th grade

Forest Road Elementary School   
Nicolette Auld-Griffith    6th grade

Gotham Avenue Elementary School   
Robert Bland 6th grade

Grand Avenue Elementary School   
Ariel Smart 5th grade

Great Hollow Middle School
Jhanvi Ravishankar 7th grade

H B Thompson Middle School   
Sami Ahn

Hebrew Academy - Plainview   
Nicole Furman 5th grade

Hebrew Academy Of Long Beach   
Jeremy Schreiber 8th grade

Herricks Middle School   
Nora Koe 8th grade

Hewlett Elementary School   
Ethan Baksh 4th grade

Hicksville Middle School   
Jasdeep Braich 8th grade

Holy Name Of Mary School   
Victoria Lucas 8th grade

Howard T Herber Middle School   
Chidera Udedibia 6th grade

Island Trees Middle School   
David Wendt 6th grade

Ivy League School   
Diya Varma 4th grade

James Wilson Young Middle School   
Adoni Karpathakis 7th grade

Jericho Middle School   
Grace Hu 8th grade

John H West Elementary School   
Jimmy McGlynn 5th grade

John P McKenna Elementary School   
Caitlin Arce 6th grade

Landing Elementary School   
Axelle LaBaw 5th grade

Laurel Hill School   
Robert Mollo 8th grade

Lawrence Road Middle School   
Endy Beltran 7th grade

Lee Avenue Elementary School   
Murtaza Shah 5th grade

Lenox School   
Wilmarr Saint-Surin 5th grade

Lloyd Harbor Elementary School   
Jonathan Feinberg 5th grade

Locust Valley Middle-Senior High School   
Joshua Weinstein 8th grade

Long Island School For Gifted   
Tiffany Otegbade 7th grade

Marion G Vedder Elementary School   
Steven Boutin 5th grade

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School   
Jayla Bookhart 5th grade

Meadow Elementary School   
Adam Garcia 5th grade

Meadowbrook Elementary School   
Kevin Cheng 5th grade

Mt Pleasant Elementary School   
Eesha Patel 5th grade

Mt Sinai Elementary School   
Dillon Balroop 4th grade

Mt Sinai Middle School   
Tatianna Spotorno 7th grade

Nesaquake Middle School   
Lauren Donelan 6th grade

New Visions Elementary School
Daniel Rosario 4th grade

Northern Parkway Elementary School   
Valencia Hopkins 4th grade

Oaks School 3   
Dean Creedon 6th grade

Old Country Road Elementary School   
Viveka Jain 5th grade

Oldfield Middle School   
Alex Martin 8th grade

Our Lady Of The Hamptons School   
Maria Lucatorto 7th grade

Park Avenue Elementary School   
Hanna Babu 5th grade

Paul J Gelinas Junior High School   
Isabelle Scott 8th grade

Plainview Old Bethpage Middle School   
Jason Glazer 7th grade

Plaza Elementary School   
Elina Press 5th grade

PS 191 Mayflower   
Tyler Seenauth 5th grade

Rjo Intermediate School   
Charles Leo 5th grade

Robert C Murphy Junior High School   
Kavya Tangella 8th grade

Robert Frost Middle School   
Rebecca Fox 6th grade

Robert Moses Middle School   
Haggai Anglade 8th grade

Sayville Middle School   
Francis Reilly 8th grade

School 2 Florence A Smith   
Justin Ciocoi 6th grade

School 5 North Oceanside Road   
Michelle Gomez 6th grade

School 8 Fulton Avenue   
Max Wasserman   

School 9e Walter S Boardman   
Elana Pocress 5th grade

School 9m Oceanside Middle School   
Austin Sharpe 8th grade

Selden Middle School   
Gianna Azzara 7th grade

Shaw Avenue Elementary School   
Jerry Gonzaga 6th grade

Smith Street Elementary School   
Benjamin Zavala  5th grade

South Oceanside Road School 4   
Anjali Mohan 6th grade

South Woods Middle School   
Ben Rhee 8th grade

Southampton Intermediate School   
Jack Zaloga 5th grade

Steele Elementary School   
Rahul Ajmera 5th grade

Stimson Middle School   
James Reilly 8th grade

Turtle Hook Middle School   
Luz Rivera 6th grade

W T Clarke Middle School   
Naman Shakrani 8th grade

Walnut Street Elementary School   
Brandon Torres 4th grade

Wantagh Middle School    
Colesby Terrel   

Watson Elementary School   
Alex Rodriguez 5th grade

Weber Middle School   
Adi Levin 7th grade

West Hollow Middle School   
Ben Goldberg 7th grade

West Side Elementary School   
Winston McLymont 4th grade

Willets Road Middle School   
Lucas Miller 7th grade

William E Deluca Junior Elementary School   
Tyler Sinning 5th grade

William Sidney Mount Elementary School   
Katherine Liu 5th grade

Woodland Middle School   
Abel Ninan 7th grade

Woodmere Middle School   
Daniel Kostovetsky 8th grade

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Related Link: MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2013 SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE