Feb. 13, 2008 - After six grueling rounds, Loudonville Elementary School sixth grader Katrina Simonsen won the district-wide spelling bee earlier this week by correctly spelling the word "imperceptible."

Simonsen and runners-up Shaker Junior High School eighth grader Daniel Egan, Blue Creek sixth grader Won-Kwem Kim and Boght Hills fourth grader Jordanne Mercier will advance to the regional competition at Proctor's Theater in Schenectady on March 10. The winner of the regional event will move on to the national competition in Washington, D.C., in May.

Congratulations to all 27 students who competed in the annual event on Monday, Feb. 4 at Shaker High School. Students qualified for the competition after participating in classroom spelling bees, followed by schoolwide bees at each of the district's six elementary schools and the junior high school. 

Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum D. Joseph Corr was the official pronouncer for the event.