- Lake Monsters Press Release -
BURLINGTON, VT --- The Vermont Lake Monsters baseball team is sponsoring the Vermont Scripps Spelling Bee, being put on by the Burlington Free Press. The Spelling Bee will be held on Wednesday March 12th at 3:30pm on the Saint Michael’s College campus in Colchester. The Scripps Spelling Bee is an annual, national event.
The goal of the spelling bee is to improve students’ spelling skill and increase their vocabulary. “This is a national competition that every state participates in,” said VPA Associate Executive Director Bob Johnson. “These students need to have the ability to speak in front of a large crowd, memorize words, and have the ability to perform under pressure. When it gets down to the last four or five spellers, it becomes a very high pressure situation!”
These students are performing under similar pressures to those facing a Lake Monsters’ batter in the bottom of the ninth inning. It is only fitting that Champ, the Lake Monsters mascot who cheers on the team at the field, will be cheering on the spellers next Wednesday. “This is a great event for our community,” said Lake Monsters’ Assistant General Manager Joe Doud. “We are excited to be a part of the competition. We are a lot more than just baseball. We have several programs to promote literacy and education in the community. Hopefully, a young Lake Monster fan will be winning this competition in the future.”
The champion of the competition will be traveling to Washington DC to compete for the national title. The winner will also receive the Samuel Louis Sugarman award certificate valued at $50, a one year subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica, and a Webster’s Third New International dictionary. In addition, all travel expenses will be paid via event sponsorship to Washington DC for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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