Nana Adjoa makes Ghana proud at Spelling Bee May 30, 2009
Accra, May 29, GNA - Ghana's Nana Adjoa Baiden-Amissah was among the best performers on the night of the preliminary rounds of the 2009 National Spelling Bee at the Grand Hyatt Washington, but with a total score of 19 points, she could not make it to the semi-finals. A statement emailed to Ghana News Agency in Accra by the management of Essence Communications, local organisers said the spelling competition began on Tuesday with 293 competitors who qualified to compete in the Bee by winning... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Spelling champ stars in movie May 28, 2009
Her father, Satish Ramakrishna, and her mother, Rajeswan Ranganathan, filmed The Times' regional champion correctly spelling "cannibal" in the second round and "vacantia" in the third round at the 82nd annual event, under way at the Grand Hyatt Washington. But the script was already being written when Ramakrishna and 292 spellers from around the English-speaking world took a computer-driven test on Tuesday. (NJ.com -- Times)
Indian-origin kids likely to win Spelling Bee May 27, 2009
As the preliminary round of the contest begins Wednesday afternoon at the Grand Hyatt Washington, the question uppermost in the minds of Indian Americans is whether history will be repeated. Spellers of Indian descent have won six out of the last 10 years, but girls have won only twice in the last decade. (India Times, India)
Scripps Spelling Bee kicks off Sunday May 21, 2009
The competition will take place at the Grand Hyatt Washington, in Washington, D.C. Contestants from across the United States will be competing, as well as spellers from Europe, Guam, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, American Samoa, Ghana, South Korea and New Zealand, Scripps said in a news release. The contestants range in age from 9 to 15 years. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
NAMIC Announces Congressman G.K. Butterfield and Univision's Jorge Ramos as Guest Speakers for the 2009 NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast Mar 20, 2009
Scheduled for Friday, April 3, 2009 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC, the event will also be highlighted by the presentation of the Next Generation Leaders Awards. The NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast is held in conjunction with the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) Cable Show as part of Cable Connection - Spring. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
