Arizona Spelling Bee 2007

Arizona Spelling Bee 2007

Wednesday, Apr. 18 at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Sunday, Apr. 29 at 2 p.m.
Eight/KAET-TV hosts the Arizona Educational Foundation’s Spelling Bee finals in the Eight studios on the campus of Arizona State University. Scheduled for taping on Saturday, Mar. 31, 2007, the bee will bring together the state’s best spellers in grades four through eight to determine who will represent Arizona in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The winner and an escort receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. to compete with spellers from all over the nation.
The Spelling Bee challenges children to utilize their spelling and phonetic skills in a competitive environment. To compete in the Arizona Spelling Bee, finalists must win a series of competitions at local, district and regional or county levels. An Eight/KAET production, Arizona Spelling Bee 2007 is made possible in part, by 1st National Bank of Arizona.

Arizona Spelling Bee 2007 Finalists

Finalist, Grade, School, City

Dezmond Quintero, 8th Grade, McNary Elementary School, McNary
Dakota Duarte, 4th Grade, General Myer School, Ft. Huachuca
Hunter Kennedy, 7th Grade, Page Middle School, Page
Jacquelyn Oesterblad, 8th Grade, Rim Country Middle School, Payson
Seth Brummer, 6th Grade, Gila County Home Educators, Pima
Kelly Lunt, 7th Grade, Duncan Jr. High, Duncan
Nikayla Martin, 7th Grade, Le Pera Elementary School, Parker
Nicholas Connelly, 7th Grade, Shepherd Jr. High, Mesa
Jonathan Horton, 8th Grade, East Valley Christian Home Educators, Tempe
So-Young Chung, 5th Grade, Terramar Elementary, Peoria
Kalli Francis, 8th Grade, El Dorado School, Scottsdale
Jordan Bruner, 6th Grade, Madison Park School, Phoenix
Robert McMullin, 6th Grade, Barcelona Middle School, Glendale
Cody Crain, 8th Grade, Desert Valley Elementary, Glendale
Kent Morrissey, 7th Grade, Mountain Sky School, Phoenix
Anique Brito, 8th Grade, Buckeye Elementary School, Buckeye
Zachary Plumley, 8th Grade, Wigwam Creek Middle School, Litchfield Park
Pooja Paode, 7th Grade, Willis Jr. High, Chandler
Tony Nguyen, 7th Grade, Andersen Jr. High, Chandler
Moby Ahmed, 8th Grade, Young Scholars’ Academy, Bullhead City
Shatarra Despain, 8th Grade, Mogollon Jr. High, Heber-Overgaard
Jessica Nairn, 7th Grade Desert Sky Middle School, Tucson
Nicole Rapatan, 8th Grade, Sonoran Science Academy, Tucson
Kennedy Nou, 6th Grade, Mountain Vista School, Queen Creek
Kimberly Velasquez, 8th Grade, Little Red School, Nogales
Katherine DiLucido, 8th Grade, Mile High Middle School, Prescott
Haille Lines, 8th Grade, Castle Dome Middle School, Yuma