Anna Henley wins Telegram Canspell regional spelling bee

Anna Henley is presented with a Canadian Oxford dictionary by The Telegram publisher Charlie Stacey after she won The Telegram Canwest Canspell 2010 regional spelling bee Saturday afternoon. Her championship word was "debutante" in round fourteen. Photo

Published on March 6, 2010; Published on July 1, 2010
Staff ~ The Telegram

Topics :: Reid Theatre , Bonaventure , St. John's

Thirteen-year-old Anna Henley won the Telegram Canspell Spelling Bee Saturday afternoon.
Correctly spelling the word "debutante," Anna separated herself from a field of 48 students from across the province.
She was presented with a $5,000 Canspell education award, and she will now progress to the national championship later this year.
Members of the audience at the Reid Theatre at MUN got a serious lesson on some of the more obscure parts of the English language.
"A lot of you adults are going to find out you're not as smart as you think you are," Telegram publisher Charlie Stacey said before the competition began. "We believe this is an excellent outlet for the students, exercising their minds."
Anna is in Grade 8 at St. Bonaventure's College in St. John's.

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Cassandra

- July 2, 2010 at 14:50:53

Congratulations, Anna!

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- July 2, 2010 at 14:39:00

Congratulations Anna!!! Good luck with the nationals later this year. Best wishes for your future.

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Cassandra

- July 1, 2010 at 21:33:58

Congratulations, Anna!

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- July 1, 2010 at 21:14:03

Congratulations Anna!!! Good luck with the nationals later this year. Best wishes for your future.

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