Friday, June 1, 2012
Cleveland Heights eighth-grader falls just before semifinals.
Isabella Nilsson's journey ended Wednesday at the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee held in Prince George's County, MD. Nilsson, who was sponsored by The Plain Dealer, faltered in the third round of competition, just short of the semifinals. After correctly spelling "fusillade" in the second round, she stumbled in the next round on "jamrosade" -- the fruit of the rose apple -- by adding an unwanted 'e' to make it "jamroseade." "I think I'm a pretty good speller, but I am not at the same level or intensity as the other kids," the Hathaway Brown eighth-grader admitted shortly before her last round began. The first round had nearly 300 students take a computerized spelling test with 50 words, of which only 25 would be scored. Then, in the …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Reaching Heights Spelling Bee reader Nancy Levin will appear in videos reading a word out loud each day leading up to the bee. Can you spell this word correctly?
This is the eighth word featured in the series, Countdown to the Spelling Bee: Can You Spell This Word? The 21st Annual Reaching Heights Adult Community Spelling Bee is less than a week away. Each day leading up to the event, which begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Heights High auditorium, Cleveland Heights Patch will feature a video of Heights Libraries Director and bee reader Nancy Levin reading one word selected by Reaching Heights. Some words are from past bees, and others will be read at the 2012 event. And of course, Levin will use each in a sentence. Play the video above for today's word and try to spell it correctly below! The first person to correctly spell the word in the comments section below will receive five free raffle …
Monday, March 26, 2012
Reaching Heights Spelling Bee reader Nancy Levin will appear in videos reading a word out loud each day leading up to the bee. Can you spell this word correctly?
This is the seventh word featured in the series, Countdown to the Spelling Bee: Can You Spell This Word? The 21st Annual Reaching Heights Adult Community Spelling Bee is less than a week away. Each day leading up to the event, which begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Heights High auditorium, Cleveland Heights Patch will feature a video of Heights Libraries Director and bee reader Nancy Levin reading one word selected by Reaching Heights. Some words are from past bees, and others will be read at the 2012 event. And of course, Levin will use each in a sentence. Play the video above for today's word and try to spell it correctly below! The first person to correctly spell the word in the comments section below will receive five free raffle …
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Sunday, February 27, 2011
Catch up on what you missed at Cleveland Heights Patch this week
Look for the Week in Review every Sunday to get up to speed on Cleveland Heights articles you may have missed. See below for briefs of and links to business, arts, crime, weather and government news from around the Heights last week.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Photos of costumes, teams and big moments at the Reaching Heights Adult Community Spelling Bee in Cleveland Heights
Twenty-five teams competed in the 20th annual Reaching Heights Adult Community Spelling Bee on Tuesday at Cleveland Heights High School. Each team was made up of three members who decided on a spelling and announced it to a panel of three judges. The winner of the bee was OOPSALA (Orchestral Orthographers Publicly Support Annoyingly Lengthy Acronyms). Many teams wore outrageous outfits ranging from Cat in the Hat costumes to capes and masks to OOPSALA's name spelled in yellow letters all over their black shirts and pants.
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Get involved with your community through one of these organizations
Looking for ways to get involved in your community? Cleveland Heights Patch rounded up five nonprofit organizations with a wide variety of missions in the area. 1. Home Repair Resource Center Location: 2520 Noble Road, Cleveland Heights, 216-381-6100 Home Repair Resource Center provides a variety of programs and resources to help homeowners, including a financial assistance program for home maintenance and repairs, counseling and financial education, foreclosure intervention and a tool loan system. 2. Open Doors Academy Location: Administrative offices: 2460 Fairmount Blvd., Suite 202, Cleveland, 216-229-1900 Open Doors Academy is an after-school and summer academic, social and cultural enrichment program for middle school students. The …
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Cleveland Heights community members prepare for the 20th annual Reaching Heights spelling bee, which raises money for public schools
The competition is a week away, and she’s practiced every day. But she said she’s still “scared to death.” Nancy Levin, director of the Heights Libraries, isn’t leafing through the dictionary to prepare to be a speller in the 20th annual Reaching Heights Adult Community Spelling Bee. She’s the pronouncer, which means she has to study how to say about 500 words correctly, and of course, use those words in a sentence if asked. “That just shows how much I love the spelling bee,” said Levin, who has been a judge in the past, but is pronouncing the words for the first time this year. “I think I have been to at least 10 of them. My children used to come and cheer for the library.” Levin’s other responsibility is bringing the official dictionary…
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Michelle Simakis
11:36 am on Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Thanks for participating, John! I'll post the answer tomorrow. more ›