Ettalong hosts spelling bee
Ettalong Public School will host one of six Hunter Central Coast regional finals in this year's Premier's Spelling Bee on September 13.
The local school will host 19 schools from across the Central Coast at the seniors final.
The juniors final will be held at Wadalba Community School.
Students from Ettalong Public School, Empire Bay Public School, Woy Woy South Public School, Umina Public School and Woy Woy Public School will participate in the seniors final at Ettalong while students from Pretty Beach Public School will take part in the junior final at Wadalba on September 16.
These students will be among 153 students from 40 local schools taking part in the Hunter and Central Coast Regional Final of the competition.
A total of 10 regional finals are being staged at 38 venues across the state between September 13 and 24.
Students successful at the regional finals will then proceed to the state final in November, where the state's best speller will be crowned.
Press release, 9 Sep 2010
Sven Wright, Department of Education and Training