Friday 27th March saw the final of the Regional Spelling Bee Competition for Yorkshire and The Humber take place at The University of Hull for the 4th year in a row. 97 school pupils in Year 7 from 26 different secondary schools from across Yorkshire attended the competition for what was to be a very inspiring day.
All 97 pupils had done exceedingly well to reach the regional final, beating their peers firstly in their class competitions and then becoming one of the final 4 winners from the overall school competition. The event celebrated the joys of learning a language and it was inspiring to see each competitor working so hard to remember and spell the 150 words in their chosen language, either Spanish, French or German.
The first round of the competition took place in the morning and after several tie-break situations, eventually the final four winners for each language succeeded in beating all the other contestants in their category. The afternoon saw the 4 winners in each language battle it out for their ranking of 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th place. The winners will go down to the National Finals in Cambridge at Anglia Ruskin University on Friday 3rd July to compete with other pupils from across the country and represent Yorkshire and The Humber.
The winning schools in the Spanish Competition were:
1st place Hymers College
2nd place Dixons Kings Academy
3rd place Sheffield High School
4th place Sheffield High School
The winning schools in the German competition were:
1st place Beverley High School
2nd place The Crossley Heath School
3rd place Beverley High School
4th place Hymers College
And finally the winning schools in the French Competition were:
1st place Beverley High School
2nd place Wolfreton School
3rd place Beverley High School
4th place The North Halifax Grammar School
Some pupils commented: ‘I really enjoyed it and I wish I could do it again next year’, and one national finalist said: ‘I really enjoyed this competition and it really helps with languages! I can’t wait for Cambridge!’.
Well done to all those Year 7 pupils who did so well in competing in this year’s competition and to those who managed to get to the regional final. Big congratulations also to those pupils who have made it through to the National Final in July. We wish you all the best of luck and we hope you get to bring some trophies back to Yorkshire!
STOP PRESS!!!
Beverley High's successful competitors were featured in two stories in the local press!
http://www.hu17.net/2015/04/17/beverley-high-school-show-they-are-a-clas...
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Beverley-High-School-girls-beat-74-000-re...
