(MOBILE, AL) - The 2008 Mobile County Spelling Bee, sponsored by the GMAC Bowl, was held Friday, February 1, 2008, at Bishop State’s Baker-Gaines Central Campus Auditorium from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Sixty-eight elementary and middle school students from public, private, and parochial schools participated in the contest. The GMAC Bowl provided football tickets and gift bags to each local school winner, sponsored the luncheon catered by Red Brick Cafe, and provided trophies and cash rewards to the first, second, and third place winners. The 2008 Mobile County Spelling Bee Winners are:
First Place Winner |
Karen Thomas |
Cottage Hill Baptist |
$200 cash reward |
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Second Place Winner |
Tut Khammanivong |
St. Elmo Elementary |
$100 cash reward |
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Third Place Winner |
Lauren Moore |
Causey Middle |
$50 cash reward |
Karen Thomas, the 2008 Mobile County Spelling Bee Champion, will participate in the Birmingham News Alabama Spelling Bee in Birmingham, Alabama on March 8, 2008. The Birmingham News, the state sponsor, will send the Alabama winner to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The Scripps National Spelling Bee Week begins May 25, 2008, and concludes May 31, 2008.
For more information on the GMAC Bowl, please visit www.gmacbowl.com. or call (251) 635-0011
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