The Literacy Center — Thank you to all who donated, participated, and attended the 26th Annual Mountain Spelling Bee!

The Spelling Bee was a success

We could not have had such a successful event without all of you who participated! Congratulations to The Nerdettes: The Cat in the Hat Comes Back for their win! And congratulations to the Mead Hall Marauders for winning the spirit award!

• Flag Landscaping, Inc. & Flagstaff Business Connections
• Desert Financial Credit Union
• Northern Arizona University
• NARBHA Institute
• Magnum, Wall, Stoops, & Warden
• Babbitt Lincoln Ford
• Realty Executives
• Mountain View Pediatrics

In addition, we’d like to thank our individual sponsors:

• Literacy Center Board of Directors
• Jim Novak
• David & Jean Hockman
• Patrick Deegan & Mary McGroarty
• Nat & Jean White
• Sandra Lubarsky & Marc Ford
• Kathy Mahosky

And of course those who make the competition fun to watch, our teams and their sponsors:

• HERBIVOUROUS SPELLERS
  Laura Wasylenki, Ellie Kuznetsova, Dilara Dikilitas
  Sponsored by: Northern Arizona University
• THE NERDETTES: THE CAT IN THE HAT COMES BACK
  Karen “the cat” Kinne-Herman, Judi “thing 1” Braudy, Lisa “thing 2” Actor
  Sponsored by: Coast and Mountain Properties
• The aMUSing Spellers
  Faith Brittain, Teri Hogan, Charly Spining
  Sponsored by: Museum of Northern Arizona
• SPELLBINDERS
  Sally Krueger, Bonny Sands, Gerard Van Belle
  Sponsored by: Gail D. Lowe, CPA PC
• INNOVATIVE SPELLERZ
  Julia Patridge, Eva Richtar, Kendall Adkins
  Sponsored by: W.L. Gore & Associates
• CCC WORD NERDS
  Doug Friedman, Janan Scott, Jeremy Martin
  Sponsored by: Coconino Community College
• TLC VOLUNTEERS
  Bailee Schrank, Lemon, TBD
  Sponsored by: Gail D. Lowe CPA PC
• MEAD HALL MARAUDERS
  Eric Caroffine, Mads Norstrem, TBD
  Sponsored by: Drinking Horn Meadery
• CULTURE CONNECTION AZ
  Rachael Southerland, Sheila Anders, Connor Phillips
  Sponsored by: Merlin Planning & Investment Services