2015-16 Kings County
Spelling Bee
I NTR OD UC T I ON
R E QU IR E M EN TS
Kings County Office of Education is pleased to
host the annual 2016 Kings County Spelling Bee.
The competition is scheduled to take place
Tuesday, February 23, through Friday, February
26, 2016 at the Hanford Civic Auditorium.
Morning and afternoon sessions will accommodate
two grade levels each day. Each session will last
approximately 2 – 3 ½ hours.
In order to participate in the Kings County
Spelling Bee, districts and private schools must
submit their Intent to Participate form by Friday,
October 30, 2015. Contestant registration forms
will be sent to the designated contacts and must be
returned by Friday, January 29, 2016.
DATE
Registered students will be photographed during
the event for media and website promotional use.
Districts and private schools are required to ensure
parent or guardian notification and to have photo
releases on file.
E LI G IB I L ITY
Public and private Kings County schools (grades
1 through 8), including area online/home schools,
may participate in the spelling bee. In order
to qualify, students must compete and place
in their school and/or district spelling bee.
First place winners will be registered as
contestants and second place winners as alternates.
Kings County Office of Education is able to
accommodate up to 25 contestants at each grade
level competition. Due to large student
populations, Central Union School District,
Corcoran Unified School District, Hanford
Elementary School District, Lemoore Elementary
School District, and Reef-Sunset Unified School
District will be allowed to register up to two
contestants and two alternates per grade level. All
other districts must select one contestant and one
alternate per grade.
SP E L LI N G B EE D A TE S
2 0 1 5 F IR ST P LA C E W IN N ER S
ITEM
Intent to Participate due
from districts to KCOE
Fri.
10/30/15
Fri.
1/29/16
Contestant Registration due
Tues.
2/23/16
1st Grade
Tues.
2/23/16
2nd Grade (1:00 p.m.)
Wed.
2/24/16
3rd Grade
(9:00 a.m.)
Wed.
2/24/16
4th Grade
(1:00 p.m.)
Thurs.
2/25/16
5th Grade
(9:00 a.m.)
Thurs.
2/25/16
6th Grade
(1:00 p.m.)
Fri.
2/26/16
7th Grade
(9:00 a.m.)
Fri.
2/26/16
8th Grade
(1:00 p.m.)
(9:00 a.m.)
GRADE
WINNER
SCHOOL
1st
Rebekah Rehfeld
Jefferson Elementary
2nd
Xander Stone
Monroe Elementary
3rd
Kristen Larios
John C. Fremont
4th
Trichelle Bico
Armona Union
SU B MI T PA P ER W O R K T O:
5th
Brandi Valdez
Mark Twain Elem.
6th
Nathanael Atmajian
Hanford Christian
7th
Will Schalde
MIQ
8th
Jackie Gong
Kings River-Hardwick
Dee Fricks,
Spelling Bee Coordinator / Curriculum Consultant
Kings County Office of Education
876 East D Street, Lemoore, CA 93245
Direct Line: 559-589-7074
Fax: 559-589-7018
dfricks@kingscoe.org
W OR D L IS T S
Word Lists are available on the KCOE Website at:
http://www.kings.k12.ca.us/EdServices/Pages/
Spelling%20Bee.aspx
Sat.
4/23/16
(tentative)
CA State Elementary
Spelling Bee, Stockton, CA
Sat.
5/7/16
(tentative)
CA State Jr. High Spelling
Bee, San Rafael, CA