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Spelling very well
SANGEETH KURIAN
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They spelled their way to win great prizes.
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Vishnu G.R., a Malayalam medium student of Government Boys High School, Kottarakkara, has been selected from Kollam to participate in the Kerala State Level Championship of the Marrs International Spelling Bee competition to be held in April at Ernakulam. He is one among the 30 winners selected from Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam to take part in the State championship following a district-level competition held in the two cities recently. About 950 students from various Gov
ernment and private schools took part in the event held in various categories. The students were divided according to their age and class.
Proud winners
Following are the winners and their respective categories from both the districts. Kollam: Class I- II, Arjun B. Nair and Jobin John (Infant Jesus Higher Secondary School, Kollam) and Malavika Prem (Trinity Lyceum); Class III-IV, Noel Baby Vinod and Akshay S. (Sabarigiri Residential School, Anchal) and Sreelakshmi A. (Infant Jesus Higher Secondary School, Kollam); Class V-VI, Derin C. Joy and Nithin S. Raj ( Infant Jesus Higher Secondary School, Kollam) and Soumyasree L (Sree Narayana Trust Central School, Kollam); Class VII-VIII, Suvek Joe and Anish Albert (Infant Jesus Higher Secondary School, Kollam) and Kevin Vinod Verghese (Sabarigiri Residential School, Anchal); Class IX-X, Brijesh Babu (Indian Public School, Mukhatala) and Jai Mercy James (Sabarigiri Senior Secondary School, Punalur). Thiruvananthapuram: Class I-II, Upasana B. (VSSC Central School, Thumba), Laxmi Kuwar (The School of Good Shepherd, Akkulam) and Maryann Alexander (Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School, Vazhuthacad); Class III-IV, Megha P. and Adithya J. Viju (Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Nalanchira) and Shivani Karn (The School of Good Shepherd, Akkulam); Class V and VI, Arathi George (MGM Central Public School, Akkulam), Shyam R. (VSSC Central School, Thumba), Devi Santhosh (Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School, Vazhuthacad); Class VII-VIII, Sreerekha S. (VSSC Central School, Thumba), Ann Joseph (Alan Feldman Public School, Kahakkuttom), Arshiya Rashid (MGM Central Public School, Akkulam); Class IX-X, Bindia S. Kumar and Renu Anna Mathai (Nirmala Bhavan Girls Higher Secondary School, Kowdiar), Blessy P. Suresh (Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School, Vazhuthacud); Class XI-XII, Chinnu Nair, Kavitha Krishnan M. and Parvathi Nair (Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School, Vazhuthacad).
The Marrs International Spelling Bee is one of the first spelling competitions held in Asia for school children based on Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. The objective of the competition is to enhance the spelling and literary skills of children by encouraging them to explore and improve their English language, vocabulary, communication and comprehension skills. The state-level competition will be held on April 12 and 13 at the Bhavan’s Varuna Vidyalayam, Kakkanad, Kochi. The national level champion of the competition in each category receives a gold coin in addition to a trophy, certificate and other gifts.
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