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Contact: Darlene Robertson
937.769.1820
drobertson@mcgregor.edu
Springfield
City Schools Wins Antioch’s
2003 Spelling Bee
YELLOW
SPRINGS, Ohio, May 1, 2002—Antioch University McGregor’s
2003 Executive Spelling Bee, held on April 29 at the Loft Theatre
in Dayton, turned out to be
all the buzz with over 150 people in attendance and 20 teams
competing. This was the second annual spelling bee fund-raiser
that Antioch University
McGregor has held for the business community, which raised over
$20,000 to support a scholarship fund for lifelong learners.
Several companies
sponsored schools and other non-profits this year, which increased
the level of competition in the game.
Of
the 20 teams, Centerville City Schools (sponsored by StarBak
Communications), Dayton Arts Team,
Dayton Business Journal, Greater Dayton IT Alliance, and Springfield
City Schools (sponsored by Martin, Browne, Hull and Harper)
made it to the
final round of competition. However, the Dayton Arts Team and
Springfield City Schools were two remaining in the final moments
and it was a hard
fought battle with Springfield City Schools winning on the word “gangue.” The
Springfield winning players were Nonda Harvey, Linda Paul, and
Becky Scovill and the runner-ups included Rochelle Goldstein,
WDPR, Sally Hahn, Dayton
Public Schools, and John Saurine, The Muse Machine.
Other
teams and supporters of the event included: The Antioch Company,
Bing Design, B2B Team, Dayton
Public Schools (sponsored by the Antioch University Trustees),
The Entrepreneurs Center (sponsored by Reynolds and Reynolds),
Fifth Third Bank, 40 Under
40 Alumni Team (sponsored by Antioch University McGregor Board
of Visitors), Kettering Medical Center Network, Lorenz and
Williams, Shook Corporation,
Time Warner Cable, Tudor Day Spa, Vandalia Butler City School
(sponsored by Elements IV Interiors), Vectren, and YWCA of
Dayton (sponsored by Baldwin & Whitney).
For 150 years, Antioch
has been a leader in higher education. Antioch University McGregor, one
of five campus of Antioch University, contributes to the betterment of
the individual and the community by fostering academic excellence and
providing socially responsive, flexible, and innovative education programs
for adult learners.
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