Friday Harbor Community Spelling Bee is Feb. 2 in San Juan Community Theater


January 22, 2010 · 9:52 AM

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The 2010 Friday Harbor Community Spelling Bee will be held in the San Juan Community Theater on Feb. 2, 3:30 p.m.

The annual contest is sponsored by the Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands and features fourth- through eighth-grade classroom champions from local schools, including Friday Harbor Elementary School, Friday Harbor Middle School, Paideia Classical School, Griffin Bay School and Spring Street International School.

This year, the first-place winner will receive a personal award of $75, an award to their classroom literacy program of $150, and an award to their school literacy program of $300.

The second-place winner will receive a personal award of $50, $100 to their classroom, and $200 to their school.

Doors at the theater will open at 3 p.m. Admission is free and is open to parents, family members and the public.

Call Mike Close, 378-6202.

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