 Our "Big Honey" Sponsor BEE a part of the BUZZ in Hopkinton! |
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Become part of this great event by forming a team, sponsoring a team or by becoming an event sponsor. All spelling is done by consensus. Teams will be made up of Middle School aged kids through adults competing for a trophy and bragging rights! New this year is a “Mini Bee” competition for Elementary School students (no pre-registration required for the Mini Bee) The Hopkinton Community Spelling Bee organized by the Hopkinton Education Foundation (HEF) and the Hopkinton Parent Teacher Association (HPTA) is a town-wide, family-friendly event which will involve the entire community. Businesses, community groups, schools, politicians, and neighborhood groups will compete as teams as they spell, cheer, laugh and have a great time raising funds to support public education in Hopkinton. We would like to invite your company / organization to be a part of this community event. | |||
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The entrance fee is $3.00/adult - children and seniors free of charge. Come hungry and 'gather some nectar'... |
Cheer for your favorite spellers - including...From Center School:
From Hopkins School: From the High School: Administrators: School Committee, Selectmen, Senior Citizens, Neighborhoods, Families and more! |
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And...new this year for all students K-5... a 'Mini-Bee'!During intermission,all audience members in grades K-5 are invited to join us for a Mini-Bee. Spelling forms will be handed out at the beginning of the event, and there is NO charge for entering. Center, Elmwood, and Hopkins students will have an opportunity to test their spelling skills from the comfort of their seats in the audience. Each school will be asked to spell a different set of words. Those who spell the most words correctly in each school category will be entered into a raffle to win a prize. Participation prizes are available for all! |
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Congratulations to the HPS Curriculum Team, 'The Farm Team', for winning the 1st Hopkinton Community Spelling Bee.  Photograph © 2007 Kathleen Culler Round 1 — corduroy, neighborhood, peruse, horticulturist, bequeath, chrysanthemum, quiescent, Round 2 — ingredient, continuity, benign, pillory, Szechwan or Szechuan, salubrious, phalanx Round 3 lithe, turquoise, scintillating, enology OR oenology, heifer, convivial, brackish, aplomb , mnemonic, obstreperous, interregnum, internecine paroxysm, appurtenance Round 4 — threshold, behoove, epitome, bibliophile, cacciatore, nomenclator, facetious, FINAL ROUND - FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP — literacy, collaboration, mayonnaise, urbane, pestle, intransigent, asphyxiate, polymath, balalaika, conflagration, logorrhea |
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