UPDATE 1-04-08
SPELLING BEE
FROM Elaine Brown, STATE SPELLING BEE ADMINISTRATOR:
ALL students from registered families may participate in the district bee. The
more the better!!!!! There is no minimum age. A 3rd grader placed 3rd in the
national bee on year recently. Yes, he is highly unusual, but highly unusual
students come from everywhere!!!!
If you are a COVERING OR ASSOCIATION ADMINISTRATOR, please forward all emails
from me to all of your faculty members. I would like for all this information to
go out to all eligible participants, even if they have not planned to
participate. Please advise your faculty that they will need to bring something
that will identify them as a member of your covering or association for the
2007-2008 school year to the district bee. A faculty card, a copy of your
confirmation from Scripps, etc. will be fine.
I am truly excited about the interest you all have shown in the spelling bees.
Homeschoolers have won the Alabama Spelling Bee three out of the last four
years. With our increased participation, we have a wonderful chance of
continuing that record.
The top three winners from each district bee will go on to compete at the
homeschool county bee on February 2nd. The winner of that bee will be our
homeschool representative at the Alabama Spelling Bee. Please urge your students
to study. Remember that every student has a chance to win the homeschool slot
at the Alabama Spelling Bee. The winner of that bee receives an all expenses
paid trip to Washington to compete with students from around the world. My
daughter won the Alabama Spelling Bee twice, and our experiences in Washington
were fantastic!!!
Spell It is just one of many study helps. Please go to spellingbee.com for more
study helps. If you don't have spelling bee books from past years, ask around.
(PCS HAS SOME.) They are wonderful study guides.
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FREE! FREE! FREE! Basketball games at USA
Paige V. Baggett, Ph.D.
Leadership and Teacher Education
College of Education, University of South Alabama, UCOM 3100
Mobile, AL 36688-0002, 251-380-2862
>>> "David Stearns" <dstearns@usouthal.edu>
1/3/2008 10:50 AM >>>
I wanted to call everyone's attention to a very important promotion on
January 5 and 6 in the Mitchell Center. All K-12 students in Mobile and Baldwin
counties are invited to attend the Men's and Women's
basketball games for FREE. Also, these students will receive a FREE
USA Football Tee Shirt. It is important that we welcome future
students to campus, and I hope you will join me in spreading the word
about this event. Also, please attend and BRING SOMEONE to an exciting
Jaguar basketball game against Western Kentucky. Here are the game
times:
Men: Saturday, January 5, 7:05 p.m., Mitchell Center
Women: Sunday, January 6, 2 p.m., Mitchell Center
J. David Stearns, Ed.D.
Associate Vice President, Enrollment Services
2400 Meisler Hall, Mobile, AL 36688-0002
Office: (251) 460-6494; Fax: (251) 460-7023
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The above message was approved by the Office of Public Relations for sending to
all University employees.
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FROM IDA THRASHER: If anyone in the school got Digital cameras for Christmas
they might want to check this out.
From: Photo & Digital Imaging [lab@calagaz.ccsend.com]
Calagaz Digital 101 Class
1-9-08 6:00 - 8:00 PM
1-12-08 9:00 -11:00 AM
1-17-08 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Beginners Class for overview of digital photography. Call Calagaz for
reservations 251-478-0487