Stockton placed FIRST in the K12 spelling bee. He competed in the 4th to 8th grade category for Salt Lake County. Stockton studied very hard and knew every word on the entire list. The final two was between him and a very tall eighth grade girl. They kept going back and forth. One time, Stockton did some angry grunting in the microphone. Oh boy. It was cute though. Stockton had a little trouble on the word lackadaisical. He had never spelled it wrong before, but he lost his place. He started over and was correct. As he sat down he said, "I studied really hard." He did. Soon the moderator went to words that weren't on the spelling list. I wish she would have kept with the list he studied a little longer. There were some hard words there they they didn't even get to. Once the random words started, Stockton and the 8th grade girl went back and forth again. When she finally missed, Stockton only had to spell one word correctly. The word was skillet! Stockton smiled so hard when they said that. He knew he had it in the bag. Great job Stockton! We are so proud of you! Now to start studying for regionals!
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Thats amazing- show those 8th graders how it's done! Go Stockton!
ReplyDeleteI know! He was great! As we were leaving he said, "This was totally worth missing diving." Now that says a lot.
ReplyDeleteNice trophy!
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