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Spell Check Live! 2008
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The 5th Annual Adult Spelling
Bee, Spell Check Live! 2008, was held Tuesday, August 12 at the Forsyth
Central High School Performing Arts Center. Eleven teams competed
for the Traveling Trophy and the first place prize of dinner at Tam's
Backstage Restaurant and tickets to a performance at the Cumming
Playhouse.
For the second year in a row,
the Blonde Bombspellers, representing Lanier Technical Institute, took
first place. Second place went to The Bee Givers, representing the
United Way of Forsyth County. |
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The Forsyth County Certified
Literate Community Program thanks the following sponsors:
American
Proteins - Platinum
Forsyth County
News - Platinum
Automation
Direct - Gold
The Avenue
Forsyth - Silver
American Trust
Bank - Patron
Citizens Bank
- Patron
Lang Signs -
Patron
Lawn Ranger
Landscaping - Patron
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Photo Gallery |
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2008
First Place team:
The Blonde
Bombspells
Carol Brown,
Kathy Davis, Donna Brinson
Representing Lanier Technical College |
2008
Second Place team:
The Bee Givers
John Goode,
James Benson, Skip Putnam
Representing
The United Way of Forsyth County |
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2008
Costume Winners (Tied with Bee Givers)
Cinderspellers
Ellen Cohan,
Carl Jackson, Connie McCrary
Representing
the Forsyth County School System |

The Judges
Dr. Buster
Evans - Superintendent Forsyth County Schools
Dr. Michael
Moye - President Lanier Technical College
Ms Lynn
Jackson - Administrator Northside Hospital Forsyth |
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Honorary
Host
Tommy Bagwell,
CEO American Proteins |
Wordsmith
Stephanie Ferguson, member of the Gainesville Theater
Alliance |
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The
Blue Bee Boys
Kevin Salisbury, Gene Long, Mike Weber
Representing the Kiwanis Club of Cumming |

The Library Lexicons
Vanessa Cowie, Donna Fowler, Tom Keith
Representing Forsyth County Friends of the Library |
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The
Super Bees
Geroge Pirkle, Bobby Thomas, Chuck Welch
Representing The Rotary Club of Forsyth County |
The
Language Butchers
Craig Richman, Rusty Hodges, Ann-Margaret
Johnston
Representing The Lanier Rotary Club |

The Justice League
Jeff Bagley, Penney Penn, Renee Welch
Representing the South Forsyth Rotary Club |
The
Bee Slayers
James Daniel, Glenda Snyder, Fran Whitlow Solivan
Representing the South Forsyth Rotary Club |
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Team Bee-lieve
Bill Burke, Jake Berner, Elaine Thomas
Representing Rotary Club of North Forsyth - 400 (No
photo available) |
Elemenopeas
Kim Rowell,
Chitra Subbarayan, Dottie Williams
Representing
The Johns Creek Rotary Club (No photo available) |