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Sunday, March 17, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: lehighvalleylive.com

SPELLING BEE

Spelling champions
Forty-eight contestants will compete in the 27th annual regional final of the Scripps National Spelling Bee sponsored by The Express-Times and lehighvalleylive.com. Spellers from Northampton, Lehigh, Warren and Hunterdon counties will participate starting 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Northampton Community Colleges Lipkin Theatre in Bethlehem Township, Pa.

KAYEZHIA ALVIOLA
Hackettstown Middle School Seventh grade Hometown: Hackettstown Parent: Rhea Mae Dizon

MILES BLUMENAU
Whitehall-Coplay Middle School Seventh grade Hometown: Whitehall Parents: Kurt and Andi Blumenau

SARAH CUTTIC
Wilson Area Intermediate School Seventh grade Hometown: Williams Township Parents: Andrew and Amy Cuttic

PHOENIX DOUGHERTY
Brass Castle Elementary School Fifth grade Hometown: Washington Parents: Michael and Jessica Dougherty

FINNBARR FIELDING
Ethel Hoppock Middle School Eighth grade Hometown: Hampton Parents: Beverly and Barry Fielding

SVEN GRABAR
Allamuchy Township Elementary School Fourth grade Hometown: Allamuchy Township Parents: Mirela Padovan Grabar and Ivan Grabar

MEGAN BAUR
Orefield Middle School Eighth grade Hometown: Coplay Parents: Lisa and Brian Baur

ALLEN BUSSER
Harrison Morton Middle School Eighth grade Hometown: Allentown Parents: Colette and David Busser

ELAYNA DANIELS
Harmony Township Elementary School Eighth grade Hometown: Harmony Township Parents: Sara and Billy Daniels

MARY DOYLE
Nazareth Area Intermediate School Sixth grade Hometown: Nazareth Parents: Christi and Philip Doyle

MEGAN FRIEND
St. Jane Frances de Chantal School Eighth grade Hometown: Easton Parents: Randall and Alexandra Friend

HANNAH GRIM
Southern Lehigh Intermediate School Sixth grade Hometown: Center Valley Parents: Amelia and Michael Grim

GLENN BECHTLER
North Warren Regional Middle School Seventh grade Hometown: Blairstown Township Parents: Holly Logue and Mark Bechtler

FERNANDA CUADRO
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School Sixth grade Hometown: Allentown Parents: Jose and Luz Cuadro

JACOB DEGREGORIS
Great Meadows Regional Middle School Sixth grade Hometown: Hackettstown Parents: Amy and Matthew DeGregoris

FARRAH ELHEFNAWY
Eyer Middle School Eighth grade Hometown: Macungie Parents: Ashraf and Magy Elhefnawy

MAEVE GODSHALK
Bangor Area Middle School Eighth grade Hometown: Bangor Parents: Christine and Brandt Godshalk

CHRISTOPHER HARTHSCHRIMSHER
Woodglen School Sixth grade Hometown: Califon Parents: Kelly Harth and Daniel Schrimsher