001you're on here good morning everyone and Welcome to our annual District spelling bee we are so excited that you are all here my name is Dana Noble I'm the director of curriculum instruction and assessment pre-k through 12th grade um welcome students and congratulations you are all truly winners and you are here representing your school at our district and we are so glad that you are here um we are so glad that all of you are here so I just want to take a minute to let you know who is in the room that has helped us put this together and um just want to give a round of applause so first to parents and family members thank you for having your child here and for being here to support so thank you so much we
002want to take this time also to thank our B staff our judges our AGL grease saver denee Marinelli and Holly Johnson which are right up here and our be assistant who greeted you at the door Deb isherwood and Melody Yost so thank you to them thanks Deb it takes a lot to put this together but we are so glad we do and we're so excited for all of you before I re review all of the rules I want to take this time to turn this over to our amazing superintendent Dr Jim Dean good morning to each of you I typically don't need a microphone but since we're live streaming today um the microphone it is we want to thank you for coming out to support your children and the students in your school for the
003principals that are in the room and assistant principals as well congratulations to all of you we look forward to your opportunity to compete today and we celebrate your success at the school level as well parents I'm sure that in the last couple of days last couple of weeks you may have heard a lot of words being spelled by your kids as they have practice for this day and we look forward to this as somebody who still can't spell to this day I envy everybody up here I Rely solely on spell check to get me through the through the world and these are like the human spell checks right here so congratulations to each and every one of you good luck today it's going to be a great day the most important thing is that you
004enjoy the opportunity and that you get the cookies at the end and by the way that's c-o-o-k-i-e-s cookies all right again congratulations and without further Ado let's get this thing going Dana thank you thank you appreciate it I did leave off one important person and that is our pronouncer who none of us wanted this job and she loves this so thank you Jen shernikoff for um doing the pronouncer job so thank you so just relax now I have quite a few rules so students you're going to need to listen to the rules I will read them as uh slowly and carefully so you hear them all and parents so that you're aware of all the rules as well there's a lot so just relax rule one in competition after the pronouncer gives the contestant a
005word the contestant will be encouraged to pronounce the word before spelling it and after spelling it however no contestant will be eliminated for failing to pronounce a word but the contestant must spell the word that is pronounced while the judges attempt to detect a speller's misunderstanding it is sometimes impossible to detect a misunderstanding until a spelling error has been made the judges are not responsible for the spellers misunderstanding the contestant May request the pronouncer to pronounce the word again Define it or use it in a sentence the contestant may ask for the language origin of a word no other information about the etymology of the history of a word will be be given the pronouncer will not entertain root word questions requests for alternate definitions or requests for markedly slower pronunciation the pronouncer shall Grant
006all such requests until the judges agree that the word has been made reasonably clear to the contestant the judges May disqualify any contestant who ignores a request to start spelling the judges may also disqualify a speller a who does not approach the microphone when it is time to receive the word b who engages in unsportsmanlike conduct or C who it who in the process of spelling utters unintelligible or nonsense words rule three the role of the pronouncer is to correctly pronounce the word the pronouncer will give a sentence a definition and other information about the word at the speller's request if the contestant thinks the word may be pronounced differently the contestant must provide the alternate pronunciation and ask if the dictionary list of the pronunciation provided by the contestant the role of the judges
007is to determine whether the contestant has spelled the word correctly the role of the speller is to gather as much information as possible to help spell the word correctly and to spell the word correctly if it is the speller's responsibility to understand the word the judges may not disqualify speller for asking a question four a contestant starting to spell a word must stop and start over rechasing the spelling from the beginning but in retracing there can be no change of letters or their sequence from those first pronounced if letters are a change or the sequence is changed in the respelling the speller will be eliminated rule five the spelling bee shall be conducted in rounds each contestant remaining in the B at the start of the round shall spell one word in the round until
008we get down to the last two contestants rule six upon missing the spelling of a word a bell will be wrong and a consistent contestant immediately drops out of the contest until we get down to the last two contestants then the rules will change and I will come back and read those rules if a word has one or more homonyms the pronouncer will indicate which of these is to be spelled if the listed word is not properly identify either by defining it or by distinguishing the homonyms any correct spelling word of the homonym will be accepted the speller not shall not be disqualified for failing to note that a word is capitalized any question relating to the spelling of the word will be referred to miss ish Miss isherword in appeal form must be submitted
009to her by the end of that round the deadline for filling an appeal is before the speller affected would have received his or her next word and he or she stayed in the competition when only two spellers remain an appeal must be made immediately that is before a misspelled word is given to another contestant an appeal would state that the word in question the name of the speller and the reason for the protest the judges are in complete control of the bee their decision shall be final on all questions when the number of spellers is reduced to two the elimination procedure changes and I will come up to the podium to read that again remember to please turn off your cell phones thank you and Miss chernikoff will get us started good luck thank you
010so much welcome everybody we will now begin our District spelling bee with a practice round to begin each of you will stand and when it is your turn you will state your name in school and then we will give you a practice word to spell during the spelling bee I will say the I will say the word is blank and then give and then I will say the word two times if there is a common alternate pronunciation then we will give that alternative pronunciation as well during the spelling bee if you spell a word incorrectly you will hear the bell ring or a judge will state that the spelling is incorrect and you are disqualified okay you guys ready for a practice round okay so don't forget to make sure that you say your name
011and the school that you're from in the practice round here we go speller number one go ahead and approach the stand your name in your school please um Brianna armenta Sunset Hills your word is cold c-o-l-d cold thank you we might have a seat speller number two please approach the mic and say your name in your school please um Sadie Morrison Sante Preparatory your word is Bolt um can you define that please the definition is um it's a part of speech is an adjective I'm sorry I'm an adverb prad rivet or to move quickly Bolt b e t boat that is so that's a good example of an incorrect so the correct spelling for this one would be b-o-l-t-o-l-t Bolt okay um would you like another practice word yes okay perfect we're going to do
012one more practice word here your word is Holy h-o-l-y holy thank you all right speller number three uh Aiden Brazil Sonoran Heights pretty good your word is lime lime l-i-m-e lime thank you okay speller number four oh Carlos Martinez Dysart Middle School okay your word is Army a-r-m-y thank you speller number five David Smith Western Peaks very good David your word is pump uh Nicholas Nettles uh Riverview Elementary very good Nicholas your word is banned band b-a-n-d band thank you speller number seven Thompson Ranch your word is hand h-a-n-d hand thank you speller number eight kalena young Marley Park your word is many m-a-n-y many thank you all right speller number nine Zoe bodia Arnett Cimarron Springs your word is kind kind k-i-n-d kind thank you I learned number ten Angel Elementary El Mirage Elementary
013Angel what's your last name Angel Guzman very good your word is King King k-i-n-g King thank you Balor number 11. my name is Dylan bird I'm from West Point Elementary I think point p-i-n-t point thank you spell speller number 12. Animal Society um from Rachel Gabriella okay okay your word is bond Bond b-o-n-d Bond speller number 13. um my name is Crystal and my school is Surprise Elementary School very good Crystal your word is odd odd odd thank you it's speller number 14. okay say your name and your school please Alex Alexandra Cooper um Countryside your word is POD pod p-o-d-pod thank you it's speller number 15. Kayla Vargas and I'm from Freedom okay your word is Ace can you please use in a sentence Jan played the ace of hearts in the card game
014and one ace Ace a c e Ace okay thank you all right speller number 16. um my name is Jade Aguayo and I'm from Canyon Ridge okay Jayla your word is two can use that in a sentence never satisfied with just one candy Carrie always asked her mom for two or three pieces two t w o two thank you okay speller number 17 right okay my name is Mackenzie Hansen and I'm from Ashton Ranch okay your word is Carr c a r car thank you hey speller number 18. I'm Jose Gutierrez from Kingswood your word is few few f-e-w few thank you no number 19. okay my name is Lucas Martinez from Luke Elementary okay may m-a-y may okay my name is Caitlin Jarrett from Mountain View okay word is scan can you use it
015in a sentence scan the reading assignment prior to coming to class offered Mr day scan scam scan okay thank you all right so that is the completion of the practice round judges are you ready let's begin all right speller number one this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is water the part of speech is a noun water w-a-t-e-r water okay thank you spell number two your word is bookworm Bookworm b o o k w o r m bookworm thank you your word is scold it's called s-c-o-l-d it's called your word is downcast huh or what's the word again downcast d o w n c a s t okay thank you okay this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is purse the
016part of speech is a noun and the definition is a receptacle as a handbag pocketbook or wallet used to carry money and often other small objects about with one p u r s e okay thank you this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is grumbling the part of speech is a verb and the definition is expressing dissatisfaction especially in a low harsh voice and Surly manner grumbling grumbling g-u-r-m-b-l-i-n-g grumbling thank you speller okay your word is garlic g-a-r -c-l-i-c thank you speller your word is erase either sorry erase e-r-a-s-e erase thank you your word is kidney kidney k-i-d-n-e-y kidney thank you your word is apron apron can you use that in a sentence Miss Peterson likes to wear her special red and green Plaid Apron while she cooks
017Christmas dinner apron a-p-r-i-n-e thank you speller your word is beagle beagle b e a g l e beagle thank you your word is shortfall shortfall s-h-o-r-t-f-a-l-o [Music] thank you speller your word is cowlick can you use that in a sentence unless she uses a lot of hair gel and coaxing queenie's cowlick causes her bangs to stick straight up cowlick c o u l I C okay thank you speller next speller yeah this word has a homonym and could be confused with another word the word is headdress the part of speech is noun and the definition is an often elaborate covering for the head as for ceremonial or social occasions headdress headdress h e d r e s s thank you speller your word is Sunflower sunflower s u n f l o w e r
018sunflower thank you speller your word is squirm can use that in a sentence sure the little boy managed to sit still for five minutes before he began to squirm in his seat squirm squirm s q u i r m squirm thank you your word is Shamrock Shamrock s h a m r o c k thank you okay this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is gradual the part of speech is an adjective and the definition is moving changing or developing by developing by fine slight or often imperceptible changes gradual gradual g-r-a-d-u-a-l gradual thank you your word is zebra Zebra z e b r a zebra thank you your word is shoulder shoulder s-h-o-u-l-d-e-r shoulder thank you and everyone want to keep playing okay this word has a homonym
019or could be confused with another word the word is freckle the part of speech is a noun and the definition is a small brownish spot in the skin usually due to exposure to sunlight freckle Freckle f r e c k l e freckle thank you this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word I'm sorry I'll say I'll start over this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is Fortune the part of speech is a noun and the definition is good luck or success Fortune fortune f o r t u n e Fortune thank you this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is whisk the part of speech is a noun and the definition is a small
020usually wire kitchen implement used for hand beading of food such as eggs cream or potatoes whisk whisk w h i s k whisk thank you this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is tennis the part of speech is a noun and the definition is a typically outdoor game that is played with rackets and a light elastic Ball by two players or pairs of players on a level Court divided by a low net tennis [Music] thank you that's the end of round one keep going round one words foreign thank you all right speller your word is railings r-a-i -l-i -n-g-s thank you your word is hitched hitch and use that in the sentence Arthur hitched his horse to a post and went into the barber shop hitched hitched h-i-t-c-h
021-e-d hitched okay thank you this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is Saints the part of speech is a plural noun and the definition is people who are slightly or considerably more charitable patient self-denying or virtuous than the average person Saints saints s-a-i-n-t-s Saints thank you your word is bossiness policy news b-o-s-y-n-e-s-s bossiness thank you speller your word is kneeling New Link k-n-e-e-l-i-n-g kneeling thank you do need to adjust if only if you need to thank you your word is 12. 12 t w e l v e 12. okay thank you okay your word is hummingbird hummingbird h u m m i n g b i r d hummingbird thank you okay your word is donkeys donkeys d-o-n-k-e-y-s thank you your word is grimy grimy g r i
022m y grimy thank you this word has a homonym and could be confused with another word the word is until the part of speech is a conjunction and the definition is up to the time that until until u n t i l until thank you your word is compute compute c-o-m-p-u-t-e compute so keep going oh we're on round three now okay so do you want me to jump to those words okay got it okay we're gonna go ahead and begin round three your word is adjusted adjusted a d j u s t e d adjusted thank you okay your word is Republic r e p u b l i c Republic thank you this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is efficient the part of speech is an
023adjective and the definition is marked by qualities characteristics or equipment that facilitate the serving of a purpose or the performance of a task in the best possible manner efficient efficient e e f f i c i e n t efficient thank you okay your word is menacing m e n a c i n g thank you your word is temperature t e m p a t u r e thank you speller your word is limbering limbering l-i-m-b-e-r -i-n-g remembering thank you your word is switcheroo Switcheroo s-w-i-t-c-h-e-r-o-o switcheroo thank you this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is shrivel the part of speech is a verb and the definition is to shrink and form wrinkles shrivel shrivel s h r i v e l thank you your word is
024aggravate can you please use in the sentence Shane thinks that a game of one-on-one will aggravate his ankle injury aggravate a g r a v a t e aggravate thank you speller your word is cronies um can you give me the definition intimate companions especially of a long-standing familiar friends or old Chums cronies I can use that in a sentence Isabella and her cronies have had a standing monthly dinner date for decades cronies c r o n i e s cronies thank you your word is churned c h u r n e d churned thank you this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is Tiara the part of speech is a noun and the definition is a decorative band or semicircular ornament for the head often made of
025flowers Fabric or metal for wear on formal occasions Tiara Tiara t-i-a-r-a tiara thank you your word is hula who are h-u-l-a-hua thank you your word is spinal what's the word spinal can use it in a sentence Marty visited a doctor to be treated for his spinal pain spinal spinal SPI and as spinal thank you okay okay round four this word has a homonym it could be confused with another word the word is cobbler the part of speech is a noun and the definition is a repairer or maker of shoes cobbler cobbler okay thank you your word is traction can you use it in a sentence please James found he was unable to move his car because his tires didn't get enough Traction in the mud traction t r a c t i o n traction
026thank you your word is suburbs suburbs s-u-b-u-r-b-s suburbs thank you your word is hilarity can you use it in a sentence Susan's Susan's and Sandy's attempts at figure skating soon had them both in a state of hilarity hilarity h l a r i t y thank you foreign your word is rejoice rejoice r e j o i c e Rejoice thank you your word is centrality could you use it in a sentence please Gertie picked up her new picked her new apartment based on its centrality and affordable rent centrality centrality c e n t r a l i t y centrality thank you okay your word is unstinting I'm stinting you and St i n t i n g okay thank you your word is Commonwealth um can you use that in a sentence Oliver
027Cromwell declared England a commonwealth in 1649 Commonwealth can you give me the definition a state in which the supreme power resides within with the people and their representatives or a republic Commonwealth C o m m o n w e a l t h okay thank you your word is exclamation e x c l a m i t i o n thank you speller your word is conclude conclude c-o-n-c-l-u -d-e conclude thank you okay your word is sanctions sanctions S a n c t i o n s sanctions thank you your word is flich can you can I have the definition a side of pork cured and smoked often the side of meat of a hog after removal of a shoulder a loin a ham and Bones cured and smoked as bacon flitch f-l-i-c-h Fletch thank
028you speller okay I'm gonna move on to round five this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word inaudible the part of speech part of speech is an adjective and the definition definition is incapable of being heard inaudible inaudible i n a u d i b l e inaudible thank you your word is Pistons pistons p-i-s-t-o-n-s pistons thank you your word is feisty uh can you give me the definition please having or showing a lively aggressive aggressiveness or spunky feisty feisty f-i-s-t-y feisty thank you speller your word is Chicago can you use it in a sentence although Chicago is nicknamed The Windy City it is actually less windy than many other U.S cities Chicago [Music] thank you your word is reenactment reenactment r-e-e and a c t m e n t reenactment
029thank you your word is I'm sorry this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is crevices the part of speech is a plural noun and the definition is narrow openings of some depth caused especially by a split or cleavage narrow recess-like slits crevices c r e v i c e s crevices thank you this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is follicle the part of speech is a noun a small cavity or deep narrow-mouthed depression follicle follicle f-a-l-o-i-c [Music] -l-e thank you speller this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is eradicate the part of speech is a verb and the definition is to do away with to destroy completely eradicate eradicate e r a d
030I see c a t e eradicate thank you your word is vengeance Vengeance v e n g e a n c e vengeance thank you your word is supremacy can you use it in a sentence the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution establishes that the constitution in federal law take precedence over state laws Supremacy Supremacy s U p r e m a c y thank you okay all right we're going to move on to round six your word is centipede centipede c e n t i p e d e centipede thank you your word is osmosis you use that in a sentence please an experiment using red dye gave a dramatic demonstration of Osmosis osmosis osmosis o s m o s i s osmosis thank you your word is laconic can you use it
031in a sentence Mrs Fitzpatrick's laconic speaking style was quite popular with her students laconic um e c o n i c thank you speller your word is fluoride fluoride f can use that in a sentence certain oh the addition of fluoride to drinking water is denounced by some and advocated by others fluoride f l o r i d fluoride thank you speller your word is bipedal could could I have the definition please having two feet bipedal bipedal b y p e d a l by petal thank you speller this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is fracking the part of speech is a noun the definition is the injection of fluid into Shale beds at high pressure in order to free up petroleum resources such as oil or
032natural gas fracking you can use that in a sentence fracking has resulted in a natural gas Boom for America and has also raised concerns about environmental damage and Rapid depletion rates fracking fracking f r a c k i n g fracking thank you speller your word is congruent congruent c-o-n-g-r-u-e-n-t congruent thank you your word is debut you can use it in a sentence Mira's debut won her Universal Acclaim as next as the next great soprano debut debut D E B U T debut thank you your word it oh I'm sorry oh seven okay sorry moving on to round seven this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is subsequent the part of speech is an adjective and the definition is following in time coming or being later than someone
033else subsequent subsequent s u b s e q u e n t subsequent thank you your word is ricochet can you use that in the sentence please Albert and Tyler carefully counted each Ricochet in the skipping in the stone skipping contents contest ricochet Ricochet r i c o s h a e h thank you speller your word is symmetrical symmetrical s y m e t r i c a l symmetrical thank you your word is edification edification e d i f i c a t i o n edification thank you your word is succumb can you use in a sentence Laney refused to succumb to the Temptation that was her mom's chocolate trifle succumb succumb s u c c o m e um thank you speller okay thank you okay round eight manuscript m a
034n u s c r i p t manuscript thank you your word is assemblage can you give me the definition a collection of individuals or of particular things or aggregation assemblage can you use that in a sentence Drew had never seen anything like the assemblage of characters at the Star Trek convention assemblage assemblage a s s e m B can I restart okay assemblage e s e m B l e g e assemblage thank you speller Ms Noble is going to read the directions of now that we're down to two spellers all right well congratulations so rules for the last two contestants when the number of spellers is reduced to two the elimination procedure changes at this point when one speller misspells a word the other speller shall be given an opportunity to spell the
035same word if the second speller spells the word correctly plus the next word on the pronouncers list then the second speller shall be declared the champion if one of the last two spellers misspells a word and the other speller after correcting the error misspells the new word then the misspelled word shall be referred to the other speller if this other speller then succeeds in correcting the error and spells the next word on the list then he or she shall be declared the champion if both spellers misspell the same word bolt shall continue in the competition and the one who first misspelled the word shall be given a new word to spell the champion is not determined until he or she corrects the misspelling of the other speller and then correctly spells the next word on
036the list good luck okay this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is convection the part of speech is a noun the definition is the circulatory motion that occurs in a fluid or non-uniform temperature owing to the variation of its density and the action of gravity convection c o n v e c t i o n convection thank you your word is qualification qualification q-u-a-l-i -f-i -c-a-t-i-o-n qualification thank you this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is inverse the part of speech is a noun and the definition is something of a contrary nature or quality inverse inverse i n v e r s e inverse thank you your word is diameter diameter d-i-a-m-e-t-e-r diameter thank you this word has a homonym or
037could be confused with another word the word is dividends the part of speech is a plural noun and the definition is returns or rewards resulting from an activity effort or undertaking dividends dividends d i v i d e n d s dividends thank you your word is geography geography g-e-o -g-r-a-p-h-y geography thank you this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word the word is radium the part of speech is a noun the definition is an intensely radioactive shining white metallic element of the alkaline earth group radium can you repeat that the part of speech is a noun the definition is an intensely radioactive shining white metallic element of the alkaline earth group radium radium r a d i u m radio thank you this word is a homonym and could be
038confused with another word the word is one moment hold please I want to make sure I get this right make a mistake the word is loot the part of speech is a noun and the definition is a stringed musical instrument that has a large pear-shaped body loot loot l-o-o-t loot this word is a homonym and could be confused with another word the word is loot the part of speech is a noun and the definition is a stringed musical instrument that has a large pear-shaped body loot glute l-e-w-t loot moving on to a new word I'm going to skip 352 okay okay your word is arsenic can you use it in a sentence ingestion of arsenic was listed as the official cause of Tim's mysterious death arsenic can you give me the definition please a metalloid
039element that is used in small amounts in Alloys and in the form of its compounds chiefly as poisons such as incesticides in pharmaceutical preparations and in glass arsenic arsenic a-r-s-a-n-i-c arsenic okay so same word your word is arsenic arsenic a r s e n i c arsenic okay you're gonna get a new word your word is harbinger can you use that in a sentence the howling wind was the harbinger of a storm harbinger Harbinger h a r b e n j u r same word okay all right your word is Harbinger harbinger h-a-r-b-o-n -g-u-r-e harbinger right your word is rejuvenate rejuvenate r e j u v i n a t e rejuvenate come on up your word is rejuvenate rejuvenate r e j u v i n a t e rejuvenate new word okay okay
040your word is grotesqueness can you sign a sentence each Monty Python movie seems to be trying to outdo the others in grotesqueness g r o s t g r o s t e c n i c your word is grotesqueness g r o can you say the word again please grotesqueness g-r-o -t-e-s k-n-i-s go Texas 224. your word is intermezzo can you repeat that Intermezzo i n t e r m e z o in terms of Intermezzo i-n-t-e-r-m-e-z-z-o intermezzo okay that's correct all right new word this word has a homonym or could be confused with another word your word is power the part of speech is a noun the definition is deficiency of color abnormal paleness of all or part of the human body power can you use it in a sentence the power of
041Julian's stage makeup gave his girlfriend a fright power p-a-l-o-r pallor your word is power the part of speech is a noun and the definition is is deficiency of color abnormal paleness of all or part of the human body power p a l o r e power your word okay your word is profundity p r oh o f u n d i d i t y profundity your word is profundity profundity p r o f u n d i t y profundity okay all right you're going to get a new word your word is ramifications can you repeat that ramifications ramifications are a m i s i c a t i o n s ramifications okay that's the correct word all right we have a winner congratulations [Applause] well done spellers families friends uh everybody here
042thank you so much for attending the 2022 spelling bee again the winning word was ramifications and if I could have the top five if you can tell us please and Sadie okay so these top five spellers are actually going to be invited to the regional spelling bee so we get to because we're a larger District we get to send our top five spellers so parents we will be sending notes home about the regional B and we do have Metals for our top three so again can we give them all a round of applause [Applause] and we're going to take pictures in just a moment of our top five and then all spellers together congratulations congratulations you all did a wonderful job here you go oops sorry that's what I was I should have my glasses
043on okay and if you can all stand with your certificates together Mr McGinley is going to take a picture my way come this way and before we have the rest of them come up I'm going to have them tell their name in school again our first place winner I'm Brianna armenta and I'm from Sunset Hills I'm Jose Gutierrez from Kingswood Elementary School I'm Jada Arguello from Canyon Ridge I'm Louise Martinez from Luke Elementary School I'm Sadie Morrison from Asante Preparatory Academy all right let's give them one more round of applause and then let's have all our spellers come up for a picture please we'll take a picture parents if you want to take pictures you're more than welcome to do so and then after pictures we will um go out for Refreshments in the corridor
044again if your student was a top five speller information will come home from the school about the regional spelling bee it's not until March so we have some time for this we'll give them words to study and stuff too thank you