Dewey's Decimators triumph at 24th Annual Reaching Heights Spelling Bee
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Dewey's Decimators team members Aurora Martinez, Kathy Farago and Victor Rosenberg, with Reaching Heights Executive Director Krista Hawthorne, and the coveted plastic bee trophy.
Reaching Heights Spelling Bee judges Tony Zupanic, Bob Swaggard and Michael Ryan.
Best Cheering Section winners, from Noble Elementary School, demonstrated their enthusiasm.
The Reaching Heights Bee Team: Krista Hawthorne, executive director; Nylajean McDaniel, board member and Bee Committee chair; Ashlie Dyer, board vice president; Lisa Hunt, assistant director; John Hubbard, board president.
Carolyn Warner of the O.O.P.S. (Orchestral Orthographers Prognosticate Success!) team, representing the Cleveland Orchestra spells during the 2015 Reaching Heights Spelling Bee.
Friend of Public Education certificate presented to Alvin Saafir at the 2015 Reaching Heights Spelling Bee.