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  Spell Check Live! 2008 

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.

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

 

Photo Gallery

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

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

Honorary Host

 

Tommy Bagwell, CEO American Proteins

Wordsmith

 

Stephanie Ferguson, member of the Gainesville Theater Alliance

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

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

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)