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CVEF Spelling Bee Scheduled for Feb. 10
Organizers were forced to reschedule the event due to October's nor'easter.
The 4th Annual Coginchaug Valley Educational Foundation Spelling Bee has been reshecheduled for Friday, Feb. 10, 2012
The event had been scheduled to take place Friday, Nov. 4 at Coginchaug High School, but was postponed due to recover efforts from the Oct. 29 snowstorm.
In addition to competing in spelling swarms, the three member spelling teams compete for awards including: Best Team Name, Team with the Most Spirit, Most Entertaining Team, and Most Original Team.
Mike Klimas will be emceeing the event and Keith Luckenbach will be the Wordmaster. Judges include Durham First Selectwoman Laura Francis, the Honorable Judge Joe Marino and the Honorable Judge Richard Adams. The Bee will be held in the high school auditorium.
Monies raised through the tax deductible $120 team fee and other donations go to support the educational and enrichment work of the Foundation. The Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence, innovation and creativity in education for the community and to support life-long learning in Durham and Middlefield.
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