ARTESOL NATIONAL SPELLING COMPETITON 2017
Centro Cultural Borges
October 28, 2017
ARTESOL National Spelling Bee Winners 2017:
1st Place Winner: Participant #13, Bautista Estrada (Nueva Escuela Argentina 2000)
2nd Place Winner: Participant #34, Iván Filizzola (Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires)
3rd Place Winner: Participant #12, Ignacio Estrada (Nueva Escuela Argentina 2000)
4th Place Winner: Participant #32, Fausto Fernández (Escuela Argentina Modelo)
Participants: a total of 50 out of 58 registered contestants participated in the event. Click here to view the list.
Total number of rounds: 8 and a spell off to determine 1st and 2nd Place Winners. Spell off was nerve-racking. It took 5 rounds!
Emcee, Mónica Gandolfo; Pronouncer, Liliana Santaella; Judge, Graciela Martin; Guest Judge, Naydeen Gonzalez- De Jesus; Score keepers, Graciela Encina and Alejandra Cappa
Usher, Elida Rolli, welcomed participants with complimentary refreshments
ARTESOL Team
US Embassy supports ARTESOL Annual Spelling Bee
You can see more photos here.
Prizes:
1st Place Winner: Trophee and a Noblex tablet, courtesy of Argentina TESOL; gift bag, courtesy of US Embassy in Argentina; dictionary and readers courtesy of National Geographic; Macmillan and Pearson.
2nd, 3rd and 4th Place Winners: Plaque and Merriam Websters’ Electronic Dictionary, courtesy of Argentina TESOL; gift bag, courtesy of US Embassy; dictionary and readers courtesy of National Geographic, Macmillan and Pearson.
Trophee, plaques and prizes courtesy of ARTESOL
Dictionaries, novels and readers courtesy of US Embassy Argentina, National Geographic, Macmillan and Pearson.
Each participant got a souvenir bag from Librerías Kel
