Contact christy.robertson@breckenridgeisd.org for practice info
All students will compete in an online competition on September 24th & October 29th.
The top 3 contestants and one alternate will compete in a final online competition on November 19th and then move onto the finals at TBD JH on December 4TH.
6th
Evelyn Halari
Cara Sims
Myles Russell
Bryce Biddison
Jackson Morehart
Bayler Baugh
Gage Ethridge
Dominic Perez
Jemma Lancaster
Hayden Herring
Milly McClymond
7th
Hadley Fulgham
Hannah Baublits
Tristen Smith
Ashton Holmes
Madi Walker
Caleb Windsor
Pate Gill
Porter Easter
Rilyn Yanez
8th
Corbyn Gutierrez
Melody Mathias
Kaylee Lee
Angel Whealy
Erick Garcia
The spelling contest is designed to give students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 exposure to a wide variety of vocabulary words. It is not a contest of memorization. For the most educational value, preparation for this contest should include instruction in the rules of the English language, meanings and definitions, and root words. In addition to learning to spell proficiently, contestants will learn to write clearly and to capitalize words properly.
Students will write down words given by the pronouncer on their paper at a rate of approximately five words per minute.
Grade 6: 80 words: tiebreaker, 20 words 20 minutes
Grades 7 and 8: 110 words; tiebreaker, 30 words. 28 minutes
The tiebreaker is given to all contestants immediately following the initial test.
Tests will be fully compatible with the Merriam Webster's Intermediate Dictionary 2004 and subsequent editions.
From the total number of word entries, deduct one point for each incorrectly spelled word.
(A) Word Order. Any word omitted by the contestant is a miss. If all contestants omit the same word, the pronouncer is presumed to have failed to have given the word, so the omission by contestants is not considered a miss.
(B) Punctuation and Capitalization. The misuse of an apostrophe or hyphen, or a mistake in capitalization is considered a miss. Contractions and possessive forms may be written with all letters connected or written separately.
(C) Misspelled Words on List. Any word misspelled on the spelling list is not to be considered in grading the tests unless a correction has been sent to UIL meet directors.
https://www.uiltexas.org/files/capitalconference/Herman-Spelling.pdf
