Premiers Spelling Bee Finalists

Ms JENNY AITCHISON (Maitland—Minister for Regional Transport and Roads)—Congratulations to Maitland students, Marley Hodgson and Kynan Levey, who joined dozens of the State's top primary school spellers in a competition earlier this month, as they went head to head, hoping to be crowned best speller at the NSW Premier's Spelling Bee finals. To make their way into this year's finals, Marley and Kynan, were required to spell words such as 'fascinate', 'anemometer', 'allegory' and 'sovereign'. Only 30 students in Years 3 and 4 (junior) and 30 students in Years 5 and 6 (senior), made the state finals, beating out 1,800 students in regional heats. Nearly two-thirds of NSW public primary schools competed to make the finals and 2 of the 60 finalists were from Maitland, a fabulous results. Marley is in Year 4 at Thornton Public School and Kynan in Year 5 at Rutherford Public School. Congratulations on your amazing spelling efforts Marley and Kynan and good luck again next year!