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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”

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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

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.

 

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

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