Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1990, Page 204

Description:	If >.South wins fourth state championship:Spell BowlA student hunches nervously over a paper. Thecrowd in the bleachers waitssilently. Finally, a word flashes on the screen. Hands goup all over the room, signifying words spelled correctly. Among them waves ahand holding a purple baseball cap — another pointgained for South! The gymresounds with enthusiasticcheers.The crowd in the NorthCentral High School gymwatched this scene repeatedly at the 1989 Spell Bowlcompetition. South had thehighest score at the regionalcompetition and also won thestate competition. The teamhad a final score af 88 wordsout of 90. With this victory,South continued its string ofSpell Bowl wins. Wevebeen in Spell Bowl for fouryears, and we have four statechampionships, explainedcoach Ruth Granich.The entire team practiced every day at lunch andevery Thursday for approximately two hours afterschool, said alternate Sherry Pitman. We had to memorize about 3500 word, saidteam member MeridithJones. The two words missedat the state competition weretannic and pumpernickel. The words were divided into several categories:foreign, commonly misspelled, hyphenated, easy,scientific, and others. Examples of these words rangefrom puma toeleemonsynary.Its an exciting competition because its not individual, concluded Granich.Students feel a responsibility to help others.iBindhu Gopalans purple fuzzy dinosaur helps her finish her fourthseason on Spell Bowl without missing a word.First row: Mimi Tzeng, Sherry Pitman, Elizabeth Richey, AmyHarner, Brandy Hammers. Rowtwo: Jill Green, Meredith Jones,Ruth Brown, Molly Gubar, BindhuGopalan.Row three: Ian Craig, MattAllen, John Hill, Clint Baker, coachRuth Granich.y 204 / ACTIVITIES
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