8th Annual Spelling Bee will be held in April 2013

Have you been studying your word list? You now have more time to get ready to compete, as the Spelling Bee is on hiatus for 2012, and moving to be a biannual event starting in 2013. We hope you will be ready to take on the reigning champs, those high-powered Anna Jaques spellers, when the Bee returns!

In the meantime, we will be building a team to prepare the next Bee. If you would like to be a part of that effort, please let us hear from you. Email us at info@newburyportef.org

7th Annual NEF Spelling Bee

 
Congratulations to the winners: The Speedy Spellers from Anna Jaques: Delia O'Connor, Dr. Jason Krupp, Dr. Joe Hull. Winning word: cephalalgia.

Congratulations to Best Costume Winners
The Plaque Police-- Annie-Marie Clancy, Nicole Nolan, and Cynthia Curtis

Thank you to our judges: Honorable Richard Welch, Mayor Donna Holaday, Cynthia Diminture (Director of Newburyport Public Library), and Christin Walth

Thank you to Emcee: Jason Tremblay

Thank you to Pronouncers: Deb Chiaravalloti (Anna Jaques Hospital) and Tara Nelson (Historic New England)

Thank you to all The Teams

Five Alive
Peter Matthews, Scott Terry, Danielle Perley
Sponsored by The Newburyport Bank
To Bee or Not to Bee
Debbie Szabo, Constantina Knecht, Alden Metz
Sponsored by John Elwell, Option cards provided by Publishing Services
Let it Bee
Vicki Lincoln, Bill Lincoln, Danny Carlat
Sponsored by Riverside Pediatrics
The Milk Street Brownies
Diane Hansen, Ali Papas, Surprise Speller
Sponsored by First National Bank of Ipswich, Option cards provided by The Newburyport
Elementary PTO
Major League Dames
Anne Enaire, Pat Levitt, Cate Case
Sponsored by Publishing Services, Option cards provided by Watts Eye Associates
Surprise Spellers
Mystery Spellers, Mystery Spellers, Mystery Spellers
Sponsored by Castagna Construction
Moneybees
Pam San Antonio, Caroline Meagher, Laura Burridge
Sponsored by the Institution for Savings
The Newburyport Newbees
Peter Holtz, Amy Sullivan, Marc Kerble
Sponsored by Newburyport School Administrators
William Raveis Rocks
Karol Flannery, Linda Gillard-McCamic, Rachel Abdulla
Sponsored by Dolores Person-William Raveis
The Plaque Police
Anne-Marie Clancy, Nicole Nolan, Cynthia Curtis
Sponsored by Newburyport Dental Associates
Koglin Orthodontics – “Bee Braced”
James Koglin, Laura DiLuca-Koglin, Donna Primatello
Sponsored by Koglin Orthodontics
Historic New England SPL-erss
Peg Foley, Arlene Shea, Beth Welch
Sponsored by Anonymous Donor, Option Cards provided by Cindy and Stuart Johnson
Team Provident (Werd to Your Mutha)
Kim Chatigny, Rachael Ela, Jamie Makos
Sponsored by Provident Bank
The Word Nerds
Lauren Eramo, Margaret Maroney, Liz Landry
Sponsored by Oregano Pizzeria & Ristorante, Option Cards provided by the Newburyport Elementary PTO
Bee Lines
Cindy Johnson, Esther Sayer, Ruth Beberman
Sponsored by Blatman, Bobrowski & Mead LLC
M.O.F.A.S. – Moms Out for a Spell
Merryl Maleska Wilbur, Jean Lanham, Deb Shapiro
Sponsored by members of the team
Spelling By Committee
Steve Cole, Nick deKanter, Cheryl Sweeney
Sponsored by Newburyport School Committee
Nockouts
Boyd Hancock, John McCarthy, Dave Drouin
Sponsored by Nock PTO
Option Cards provided by Cindy and Stuart Johnson
The Gerrish Fast Track Spellers (Speedy Spellers)
Delia O’Connor, Dr. Jason Krupp, Dr. Joe Hull
Sponsored by Anna Jaques Hospital
Rotary Rookies
Ann Ormond, Sheila Johnson, Russ Johnson
Sponsored by Newburyport Rotary Club
Aunt Bees
Nancy Earls, James Shanley, Jean Berger
Sponsored by Green Jean’s Garden Design
Option Cards provided by Loretta’s Restaurant
Spell’s Angels
Jodi Tamayoshi, Susan Lane, Teri Matthews
Sponsored by Law Offices of Jeffrey L. Roelofs
Option Cards provided by The Newburyport Elementary PTO
The Brown BEEauties
Meg Foster, Tammy Wolczik, Paula Kelly
Sponsored by Newburyport Bank
Option Cards provided by ISIS
YWCA Newburyport
Ellie Davis, Ilene Grady, Sara Quimby
Sponsored by Anonymous Donor
Three Piled Hyperboles
Ari Herzog, Jon Wells, Linda Guthrie

Thank all our sponsors and supporters

The Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank (Lead Sponsor)
The Provident Bank
Institutions for Savings
Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce
Latitudes Health Clubs
Starbucks
Historic New England
Anna Jaques Hospital
Parent Zone
MacDiarmid Machine Corporation
Riverside Pediatrics
John Elwell
Maple Crest Farm
Cindy and Stuart Johnson
Publishing Services
First National Bank of Ipswich
Watts Eye Associates
The Newburyport Elementary PTO
Castagna Construction
Newburyport School Administrators
Delores Person, Willam Raveis
Newburyport Dental Associates
Koglin Orthodontics
Oregano Pizzeria and Ristorante
Blatman, Bobrowski & Mead, LLC
Newburyport School Committee
Nock PTO
Colden Ear Nose Throat and Allergy Associates
Newburyport Rotary Club
Green Jean's Garden Design
Loretta Restaurant
Law Offices of Jeffrey L. Roelofs
ISIS
YWCA Newburyport
In Home Cooking 
Pavlo Orthodontics
The Dance Place
St Jean's Credit Union
Appleton Eye Associates
New Media Associates
Dave Drouin 

Thank you to all who donated food

Revitalive Café
Edible Arrangements
Black Duck Deli
Fowles Deli
Abraham’s
Praline’s Bakery
Ceia
Angie’s
Port Tavern
Michael’s Harborside
Black Cow
Not Your Average Joe’s
Agave
Eat Cake
Upper Crust
The Grog
The Purple Onion
Greta’s Great Grains
Café di Sienna
Alden Merrill
Simply Sweet
Chococoa Cafe

Thank you to the hardworking volunteers

James Johnson, Angela Bik, Nick deKanter, Mary Garvey, Ruth Garvey, Michelle Gracey, Lester Grinnings, Katie Habib, Paul Acquaviva, Judith Welch, Ilise Wolpert, Meg White,  Sean Harrington, Will Philipson, Pam Way, Eileen Costello, Nancy Kruesser, Amy Smith, NEF Board Members: John Elwell, Cindy Johnson, Wendy Gus, Mark Wright, Marcia Samuelson, Graciela Cummins, Kristina Davis, Sherri Gray, Jennifer Grinnings, BlakeLee Greene, William Heenehan, Jay Iannini, Dr. Marc Kerble, Kellie Nieves, Beth Simkins, Stephanie Weaver.  

Special Thanks to the The 2011 Spelling Bee Commitee: Jenn Grinnings (Chair) Susan Acquaviva, Amanda Phillipson, Michelle Tribastone

And all who pitched in to help make this night a success and to support the Newburyport Public Schools!
 
Thank you for supporting the NEF!