Spelling final held at Ettalong

The Hunter Central Coast regional final of the NSW Premier's Spelling Bee was held at Ettalong Public School on September 24.

Competitors included 20 local students from schools including Ettalong Public School, Pretty Beach Public School, Empire Bay Public School, Woy Woy Public School, Umina Public School and Woy Woy South Public School.

The regional final held at Ettalong was divided into two sections for Years 3-4 and Years 5-6.

Peninsula students who participated in the Years 3-4 section included Jessica Grant and Daniel White from Ettalong Public School, Lucy Grierson and Alice Donnellan from Pretty Beach Public School, Hamish Hogge from Empire Bay Public School, Thomas Laznik and Saskia Ridett from Woy Woy Public School, Luke Tuthill from Umina Public School, and Mark Smith and Vivijan Te Huia from Woy Woy South Public School.

The junior section attracted 36 competitors.

Peninsula students who took part in Years 5-6 competition included Jordan Garland and Jessica Bennet from Ettalong Public School, Zarah O'Sullivan from Umina Public School, Alexandra Laing and Tanushri Saha from Empire Bay Public School, Mitchell Miles and Jowil Holmes from Woy Woy Public School, and Leslie Gagau and Zachary Dingwall from Woy Woy South Public School.

The senior section attracted 34 competitors.

The winner of the junior round of competition was Joshua Medina, with runner-up Conor Schull, both from Gosford Public School.

In the senior competition, Liam Newell from Gosford Public School won first place and Amy Wright from Kincumber Public School was runner-up.

Press release, 11 Oct 2008 Tony Davey, NSW Department of Education and Training