tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148095912024-03-07T14:11:53.444-05:00Williamsburg Spelling BlogThe official record of the Williamsburg Spelling Bee, a (real) adults-only spelling bee that takes place at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn.Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-43997524711001359382018-01-13T18:59:00.000-05:002018-01-13T19:02:59.319-05:002018 Update: New York Spelling Bee at Caveat - Get Tix Today! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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That's right folks, the Bee is back! The famed Williamsburg Spelling Bee is now the New York City Spelling Bee (and no longer in Williamsburg - check out the awesome new location <a href="http://caveat.nyc/event/new-york-city-spelling-bee/"><span style="color: red;">Caveat</span></a>).<br />
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This is a real adult spelling bee, with words ranging from easy (rhinoceros) to challenging (kakistocracy) to devilish (aebleskive, anyone?) <br />
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The same rules apply; the bee is structured in a kinder and gentler three-strikes-you’re-out format, with ample beer breaks to lessen the pressure and increase the fun. </div>
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The event will be hosted by <b>Bobby Blue and Jen Dziura</b> </div>
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<b>Feb 13, 2018</b><br />
<b>Location:</b> Caveat - New York’s newest speakeasy stage for playful, intelligent nightlife.<br />
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<b>Doors:</b> 7:00<br />
<b>Bee:</b> 7:30<br />
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<b>Tickets:</b> <a href="http://caveat.nyc/event/new-york-city-spelling-bee/"><span style="color: red;">$15 to spell (limited tickets available, get them quick) $7 to watch</span></a></div>
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"A mix of irony seekers and hardcore spelling nerds." - TimeOut New York<br />
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"...the bar game of choice for self-proclaimed geeks and well-groomed lovers of logorrhea."- The Village Voice<br />
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"...go for the cold drinks and the inevitable laughs derived from watching a person who is tipsy try to spell trichotillomania."<br />
- The New York Times<br />
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<b>Bobby Blue and Jen Dziura</b> began hosting the Williamsburg Spelling Bee in 2004, and quickly made the pages of the New York Times, the airwaves of NPR, and the dreams come true of frustrated adults with fond spelling bee memories. </div>
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In their non-spelling time, Bobby is a musician and Jen’s company produces a feminist career conference and sells snarky feminist gift items.</div>
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New York's original adult spelling bee is now <a href="http://spellingforadults.com/contact.php">available for your company or event!</a> </div>
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The Williamsburg Spelling Bee burst into New York's independent arts scene in 2004, offering a fun, nostalgic, unexpected barroom diversion. <a href="http://spellingforadults.com/contact.php">You can now bring the entertainment to an event at home or in office</a>! </div>
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Hosts bobbyblue and Jen Dziura (a singer and a comedian/Mensa member, respectively), pioneered the kinder and gentler three-strikes-you're-out format that's more friendly to a variety of participants. </div>
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The use of cheeky icebreaker questions, an original theme song, and a bantering hosting style that make the show entertaining for contestants as well as spectators. Guests will enjoy an evening of laughs, games and more.<br />
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Over the last 12+ years, bobby and Jen have hosted well over 100 spelling bees, including 60+ person fundraising events.<br />
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The duo is available for your corporate and private events and fundraisers -- you supply the audience; they'll bring the words, the expertise, and the guaranteed nerdy-good time. </div>
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<b>The Williamsburg Spelling Bee</b> will be crowning its last winner on April 4th! After an amazing 12 year run, hosts Bobby Blue and Jennifer Dziura are hanging up their Scripps Howard vocabulary binders. Many a NYC speller will be sad to hear about this, as scores of them have vied at Pete’s Candy Store over more than a decade to reclaim their grade school glory. The roll call of winners and runners up reads like a veritable who’s who of the great spellers of New York.</div>
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<b>The Williamsburg Spelling Bee</b> will be crowning its last winner on Monday, April 4th! After an amazing 12 year run, hosts Bobby Blue and Jennifer Dziura are hanging up their Scripps Howard vocabulary binders. Many a NYC speller will be sad to hear about this, as scores of them have vied at Pete’s Candy Store over more than a decade to reclaim their grade school glory. The roll call of winners and runners up reads like a veritable who’s who of the great spellers of New York. Sad as it is, this will be one very festive send off, with Cake, a spelling Cocktail Special, Prizes, songs by Bobby and Jen, and party music by Yazan at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1620072745" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:30</span></span>.</div>
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1st Place: Lulu Hutton<br />
2nd Place: Ben Kusmin<br />
3rd Place: Mahmoud Rasheed<br />
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See you December 7th at the Finals!Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-46371964227028195172015-10-13T16:25:00.001-04:002015-10-13T16:28:41.882-04:00October 2015 Spelling Bee Winners<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="5" style="background: #FFF; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: -webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width: 99.375%; width: calc(100% - 2px);">
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1st Place: Ivan Baines<br />
2nd Place: Doug Given<br />
3rd Place: Lulu Hutton<br />
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All three winners will go on to compete in the December Finals!
Check the <a href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/williamsburgbee/">#williamsburgbee</a> and <a href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/williamsburgspellingbee/">#williamsburgspellingbee</a> hashtags for more pics. (Bobby is also the only person on Instagram using the hashtags <a data-reactid=".6.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0:0:$entity6:0" href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/bidialectalist/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #125688; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#Bidialectalist</a>,<span data-reactid=".6.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0:0:$text7:0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><a data-reactid=".6.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0:0:$entity7:0" href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/staphylococcic/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #125688; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#Staphylococcic</a>, <a data-reactid=".6.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0:0:$entity5:0" href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/debabelization/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #0d3c5f; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#Debabelization</a>, <span data-reactid=".6.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a data-reactid=".6.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0:0:$entity8:0" href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/microphthalmic/" style="border: 0px; color: #0d3c5f; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#Microphthalmic</a>, </span><a data-reactid=".6.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.$text0:0:$entity6:0" href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/ejectamenta/" style="border: 0px; color: #0d3c5f; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">#Ejectamenta</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: proxima-nova, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px;">, etc.)</span>Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-29056540539235422062015-09-09T02:29:00.001-04:002015-09-09T02:29:35.361-04:00Labor Day Spelling Bee Winners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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See you in October! Only two more bees before the Finals!Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-12417554302031552982015-08-05T12:39:00.001-04:002015-08-05T12:39:37.004-04:00#williamsburgbee on Twitter and InstagramSearch "Williamsburg Spelling Bee" or #williamsburgbee to follow the bee on social.<br />
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We had just concluded the Williamsburg Spelling Bee when Julia, one of the contestants, came up to… <a href="https://t.co/nWfljYXvQl">https://t.co/nWfljYXvQl</a></div>
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Went to the Williamsburg Spelling Bee tonight. I did NOT redeem my middle school spelling bee loss but it was a good time.</div>
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That time I was super happy to win 3rd place at the Williamsburg Spelling Bee 😝 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tbt?src=hash">#tbt</a> <a href="http://t.co/YbuQLUJR50">http://t.co/YbuQLUJR50</a></div>
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Have you heard <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/williamsburgbee?src=hash">#williamsburgbee</a> theme song by bobby blue & <a href="https://twitter.com/jendziura">@jendziura</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SoundCloud?src=hash">#SoundCloud</a>? <a href="https://t.co/gPw8KqPBXe">https://t.co/gPw8KqPBXe</a></div>
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All three winners qualify for the December Finals!<br />
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Bee founder bobbyblue couldn't make it this month. Thanks to previous winner Marcus Bones for stepping in as scorekeeper.<br />
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See you Monday, August 3rd!<br />
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JenJenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-85456771805555176252015-07-09T16:42:00.000-04:002015-07-09T16:42:59.099-04:00The Spelling Bee-Yoncé in the Wall Street Journal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspd7X5iMCG5xd78eLkX8Ar0SEr6a7G-ueqgILPF1JE_gsGmqYp8dZ4UoxlvdlJPp_hS5vxeAvK-e-YTY6PNzY-40jFZxV7oIEGu17YnAqRh5keSn1_RXI_sJTncAhM7nkX_j98g/s1600/il_570xN.768327082_qe5h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspd7X5iMCG5xd78eLkX8Ar0SEr6a7G-ueqgILPF1JE_gsGmqYp8dZ4UoxlvdlJPp_hS5vxeAvK-e-YTY6PNzY-40jFZxV7oIEGu17YnAqRh5keSn1_RXI_sJTncAhM7nkX_j98g/s640/il_570xN.768327082_qe5h.jpg" width="560" /></a><br />
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Congratulations to <b>David, Cole, and Claire</b>, winners of <b>July 6th's Spelling Bee-Yoncé</b>, also covered in the Wall Street Journal:<br />
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David, Cole, and Claire will be back for the December Finals!Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-82553805242864959982015-06-02T12:35:00.000-04:002015-08-05T12:36:51.451-04:00June winners!<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
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Turned out okay, though...<br />
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1st Place: Kareem Estefan<br />
2nd Place: Juliet Helmke<br />
3rd Place: Ellen Jovin<br />
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All three winners go to the Finals!Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-11599704752629168602015-05-07T11:18:00.000-04:002015-05-08T11:01:12.048-04:00May 4 Winners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tied for 2nd Place: Malikah and Nora!</div>
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All three of these lovely winners will be competing in the Finals!<br />
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A reminder: The bee is ages 21+, because it takes place in a bar. Thank you. \<br />
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See you next month!Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-43110049750848372772015-03-03T14:38:00.000-05:002015-03-03T14:38:04.179-05:00March 2 Spelling Bee Winners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Due to the freezing slush blanketing our fair borough, the crowd was small, but the spelling was on-point. Also, Jen brought her baby.<br />
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Congratulations to winner Marcus Bones. Note that our rules prohibit anyone from winning more than one monthly bee per year, so from March to November, you don't have to compete against Marcus, our 2014 annual winner. (Until the 2015 Finals, that is!)<br />
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Congratulations also to second place David Henry Haan and third place Norman Perlmutter. All three winners are qualified for the Finals in December!<br />
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Memorable words this bee: cinereal, bantling, tangemon.<br />
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<br />Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-78809378341244228182015-01-08T16:22:00.002-05:002015-01-08T16:22:26.705-05:00Join Us in 2015<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-size: 12.7272720336914px;">We'll be returning to <a href="http://www.petescandystore.com/">Pete's</a> in February.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.7272720336914px;">As always, signup at 7, bee at 7:30. Free (21+). First 18 signups get to spell.</span></div>
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Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-43371442420905208062014-12-05T10:51:00.001-05:002014-12-05T10:51:41.400-05:00Congratulations to Marcus Bones, Winner of the 2014 Williamsburg Spelling Bee Finals1st Place: Marcus Bones<br />
2nd Place: David Riddle<br />
3rd Place: Ben Kusmin<br />
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Also follow<a href="https://twitter.com/jendziura"> @jendziura</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/petescandystore">@petescandystore</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Williamsburg-Spelling-Bee/312916735796">Williamsburg Spelling Bee</a> on Facebook for updates.Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-3578434665814230552014-09-02T17:04:00.002-04:002014-09-02T17:06:16.248-04:00Congratulations to September 1st Winners!1st: David Riddle<br />
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We had a fun first round on homophones -- spellers were asked to spell gild (not guild), faro (not pharaoh), flue (not flu), etc.<br />
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Congratulations! See you all on August 4th!Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-76130152096515684762014-05-30T19:10:00.001-04:002014-05-30T19:11:13.542-04:00Congratulations to our May 5th Winners<iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/williamsburgspellingbee/13948493418/in/set-72157644158159228/player/" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe>
1st place: Marcus<br />
2nd place: Drew<br />
3rd place: Kali<br />
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Join us again on June 2nd! Open to first 15 people to sign up. Free.Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-78286322365518305882014-01-18T22:25:00.001-05:002014-01-18T22:27:42.676-05:00Congratulations to 2013 Winner Robert Moy! <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Congratulations to Robert Moy, winner of 2013's annual Finals!</span><br />
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<p>The bee will return in May, 2014!
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<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Samantha Mandel</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Masha Westerlund</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Phoebe Gaston</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Wilson Southerland</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Arvind Raman</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Noam Schuldenrein</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Jessica Greif</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Mike Petrina</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Raymond Givens </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">David Henry Haan</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Marcus Bones</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Maddy DeLeon</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Guy Smoot</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Bobby Zacharias</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Thea Enos</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Alexis Walker</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Devorah Wolf </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Warren Habib</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Jason (TheOneWhoIsAChild)</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Keith (WeMissedYourLastName)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Daniel Cohen</span></div>
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Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-58928118856671417452013-11-06T16:12:00.001-05:002013-11-07T12:05:18.762-05:00Congratulations to our November winners!1st place: Samantha Mandel<br />
2nd place: Masha Westerlund<br />
3rd place: Phoebe Gaston<br />
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This month it was clearly ... Ladies Night.<br />
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All three winners qualify for the finals, which are next month!<br />
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Pics <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamsburgspellingbee/sets/72157637402151696/">here</a>.<br />
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Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-39403878331271490192013-10-10T19:49:00.002-04:002013-10-10T19:49:29.102-04:00October 7 Winners 1st place: Wilson Southerland<br />
2nd place: Arvind Raman<br />
3rd place: Noam Schuldenrein<br />
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Only one regular-season bee left before the FINALS!Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-65496472628724420702013-09-04T11:53:00.004-04:002013-09-04T11:55:14.140-04:00Congratulations to September winner Jessica Greif1st place: Jessica Greif<br />
2nd place: Mike Petrina<br />
3rd place tie: Raymond Givens and David Henry Haan<br />
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Super-cool fun fact: Jessica is a teacher who just enrolled her school in the Scripps-Howard Bee. Bees all around!<br />
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A big thanks to <a href="http://www.gothamgirlsrollerderby.com/">Gotham Girls Roller Derby</a> for donating this month's first-place prize!<br />
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Only two more regular-season bees remain before the annual Finals!Jenspressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634460605075814641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14809591.post-42902308524254015612013-08-15T17:56:00.001-04:002013-08-15T17:56:38.626-04:00August 5th WinnerWinner Carolyn D'Aquila!<div>
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