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ARTESOL Spelling Bee 2015 – Winners

05. October 2015 · Write a comment · Categories: NEWS, Spelling Bee, Uncategorized

Forty-six contestants participated in the 2015 ARTESOL National Spelling Competition at Centro Cultural Borges on Saturday, October 3.

The Master of Ceremony, Mr. Ricardo Ramirez introduced the members of the jury and read out the contest rules. ARTESOL president, Ms. Graciela Martin welcomed the contestants and thanked ARTESOL Spelling Competition collaborators and supporters. Ms. Linda Talluto, Assisstant Cultural Affairs Officer from the US Embassy, also welcomed the contestants and congratulated them on their hard work. The contest started at 9:45 after listening to the National Anthem.

There were a total of 9 rounds. Sofia Favier Dubois became the champion on round 7. Two more rounds took place to determine the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place winners.

ARTESOL Spelling Competition 2015 – Winners:

3rd Place winner: Olivia Abances;1st Place winner; Sofia Favier Dubois; 4th Place winner: Julieta Gitter; and 2nd Place winner: Tatiana Freedman

1st Place winner: Participant #37, Sofia Favier Dubois from Escuela Argentina Modelo

2nd Place winner: Participant #5, Tatiana Freedman from Nueva Escuela Argentina 2000

3rd Place winner: Participant #45, Olivia Abances from Escuela Argentina Modelo

4th Place winner: Participant #16, Julieta Gitter from Nueva Escuela Argentina 2000

ARTESOL National Spelling Bee 2015

02. June 2015 · 2 comments · Categories: Spelling Bee

The ARTESOL Annual Spelling Competition is a national spelling event for nonnative English speaking students under the age of 15 sponsored and organized by Argentina TESOL. ARTESOL organized the first local Spell Event in 2009 sponsored by Franklin Electronic Publishers in association with TESOL International.

ARTESOL Annual Spelling Competition for 2015 will consist of a national event that will be held in Buenos Aires, resulting in the selection of four place winners.

Venue: Centro Cultural Borges, Sala III, Viamonte 500, Buenos Aires

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2015

Prizes:

1st Place Winner: trophy, and a tablet; courtesy of ARTESOL; a round trip to Tandil, Pcia. de Buenos Aires, two nights for 4 people, courtesy of Fase2; a dictionary and readers courtesy of Cengage Learning – National Geographic Learning.

2nd Place Winner: plaque; Franklin Electronic Merriam – Webster’s Dictionary & Thesaurus, courtesy of ARTESOL; a dictionary and readers courtesy of Cengage Learning – National Geographic Learning.

3rd & 4th Place Winners: plaque; Franklin Electronic Merriam – Webster’s Dictionary & Thesaurus; Merriam – Webster’s Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary, courtesy of ARTESOL; a dictionary and readers courtesy of Cengage Learning – National Geographic Learning.

1st Place Winning School: a round trip to San Rafael, Mendoza, three nights for 2 people, courtesy of Fase2.

Spelling Bee team:

Master of Ceremonies: ARTESOL Board Member, Mr. Ricardo Ramirez

Pronouncer: ARTESOL Board Member, Ms. Nila Clemente

Judges: US Embassy Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer, Ms. Linda Talluto; ARTESOL President, Ms. Graciela Martin

Score Keepers: ARTESOL Vice President, Ms. Ana María Rocca, and ARTESOL Board Member, Ms. Graciela Encina

Time keeper: ARTESOL Board Member, Ms. Alejandra Cappa

Participating Schools:

Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, CABA

Escuela Argentina Modelo, CABA

Instituto Social Militar “Dr. Damaso Centeno”, CABA

Escuela del CAE, Parana, Entre Rios

Nueva Escuela Argentina 2000, CABA

Colegio Modelo Lomas, Pcia. de Buenos Aires

Escuela Integral Piacentini, Resistencia, Chaco

Colegio Del Carmen, San Rafaela, Mendoza

If your school is interested in participating in the 2015 ARTESOL Spelling Competition, please contact us at ARTESOLSpellingBee@gmail.com

For further information on school / student eligibility, and contest rules, please check the 2015 ARTESOL National Spelling Competition Rules.

Read about The challenge of Spelling English

Learn about 2014 ARTESOL National Spelling Competition here

2014 ARTESOL National Spelling Competition

25. October 2014 · Write a comment · Categories: Spelling Bee · Tags: Argentina, ARTESOL, bee, spelling bee

Venue: Sala III, Centro Cultural Borges, Viamonte 500, C.A.B.A.

Date: October 25, 2014

2014 Participating Schools:

Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, CABA
Escuela EP 23 Emilio Morell, San Martín Pcia. de Bs. As.
Escuela Normal “Gendarmería Nacional”, La Quiaca, Jujuy
Escuela Argentina Modelo, CABA
Instituto Social Militar “Dr. Dámaso Centeno”, CABA
Instituto Sara Chamberlain de Eccleston, CABA

Number of Participants: 46 – Spelling Bee 2014 – List of Participants

Winners:

1st Place Winner: Abril Valentina Guzmán Propratto from Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires

2nd Place Winner: Guadalupe Lara Guerra from Colegio Nacional Buenos Aires

3rd Place Winner: María Inés Hidalgo Peralta from Escuela Argentina Modelo – Buenos Aires

4th Place Winner: Federico Bongiorno from Instituto Social Militar “Dr. Dámaso Centeno”

From left to right: Dilyara Austin from US Embassy, Federico Bongiorno (4th place winner), Maria Ines Hidalgo Peralta (3rd place winner), Abril Guzman Propatto (1st place winner), Guadalupe Guerra (2nd place winner), and ARTESOL Spelling Bee Judges and organizers

Spelling Bee team:

Master of Ceremonies: ARTESOL Board Member, Mr. Ricardo Ramirez

Pronouncer: ARTESOL Board Member, Ms. Nila Clemente

Judges: ARTESOL President, Ms. Graciela Martin; ARTESOL Board Member, Ms. María Susana González; and former ARTESOL Board Member, Ms. Mónica Gandolfo

Score Keepers: ARTESOL Vice President, Ms. Ana María Rocca, and ARTESOL Board Member, Ms. Analía Mariniello

Time keeper: retiree ARTESOL Board Member, Ms. Elena Diez

from right to left: Nila Clemente, Graciela Martin, Monica Gandolfo, Maria Susana Gonzalez, Analia Mariniello, Ana Maria Rocca, Elena Diez

Total Number of Rounds: 13

Winning Word: bakery

Prizes:

1st Place Winner: trophy, and a Noblex tablet; courtesy of ARTESOL; Collins COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary of American English with CD ROM, and Footprint readers with Multi-ROM, courtesy of National Geographic Learning Cengage Learning

2nd Place Winner: plaque; Franklin Electronic Merriam – Webster’s Dictionary & Thesaurus, courtesy of ARTESOL; Collins COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary of American English, Footprint readers with Multi-ROM, courtesy of National Geographic Learning Cengage Learning.

3rd & 4th Place Winners: plaque; Franklin Electronic Merriam – Webster’s Dictionary & Thesaurus; Merriam – Webster’s Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary, courtesy of ARTESOL; Footprint readers with Multi-ROM, courtesy of National Geographic Cengage Learning.

Acknowledgements:

Argentina TESOL gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Public Affairs Section, US Embassy in Argentina, National Geographic Learning/ Cengage Learning, and Alfajores Fantoche.

ARTESOL thanks its board members, collaborators and friends for their valuable hard work and dedication.

Prizes courtesy of Cultural Affairs Office, US Embassy; Argentina TESOL (ARTESOL), and National Geographic Learning-Cengage Learning

If your school is interested in participating in the next ARTESOL Spelling Competition in 2015, please contact us at ARTESOLSpellingBee@gmail.com

For further information on school / student eligibility, and contest rules, please check the 2014 Contest Rules

Read about The challenge of Spelling English

Learn about 2013 ARTESOL National Spelling Competition here