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AFNORTH International School’s team went unopposed with their “Food Court” presentation, giving them an automatic berth in the European competition in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Mar. 27. The GKES team took second place behind SHAPE International School for their “Discovered Treasures” presentation but scored high enough to advance into the European competition as well.
To win, Corbould correctly answered the question, “After the United States and France, which island country generates the most power from nuclear energy?” Answer: Japan. He now advances to the next level of competition.
Noah Johnson took second place honors in the middle school competition. In the elementary competition, Rolf Tima placed second behind Housel, and Arielle Johnston placed third.
Molly Brouns and Charlene Moss, 6th graders, both took first place in the elementary division and Maddie Jensen, 7th grader, took first in the middle school division of the school’s annual Spelling Bee, Jan. 28.
The Spelling Bee helps students improve spelling, increase vocabularies and develop correct English usage. This year’s event was very competitive with rounds going much longer than organizers anticipated, according to Amy Jecheva, Spelling Bee coordinator.
“Due to the fact that the Bee ran long and was cutting into lunch time and both girls tied for a championship word, Molly and Charlyn decided to hold the first place title together,” Jecheva explained.
Later, the three first place winners faced off in a mini-spelling bee to determine who would represent AIS at the regional competition in Germany, Mar. 13. Charlyn Moss took the honor by correctly spelling the word, “disparity.”
Lindsay Walter placed second in the elementary competition, and Jenny Hogenbom tied with Paul Lavoie for second place in the middle school competition. Both the Geographic and Spelling Bees were sponsored by AIS’s Parent/ Teacher/Student Association.
