spell challenge

Three of my pupils, Editha Rose Chavez, Cathlyn Sastre and Maria Paulyn Mendoza went to compete in the Banilad Town Center Spell Challenge.

We prayed before every round and we always prayed if a Theresian sits in the contest seat. I am amazed by the kind of faith these ten-year old girls have shown. It was not out of routine, I tell you. This act was born out of a kind of faith that they have developed throughout the years. I felt God's presence among us and in many ways, I was put at ease.

Both Editha and Cathlyn passed through Round 1 after spelling two words accurately. Paulyn participated in a very exciting round where she spelled millennium as "millennium" and was told that she spelled it incorrectly. They realized their mistake and considered her for the second word of the elimination round. Out of nervousness, I think she failed to take note of the definition of the word counselor which she mistakenly spelled as "councilor". Nevertheless, I am very proud of her efforts throughout the trainings. If she took note of the definition, she would have gotten in. :D

For the second round, out of the five words given, only "diocese" was not discussed during our training. Fortunately, they encountered it in their Christian Living class and spelled it correctly. Cathlyn got all the words right while Editha mistakenly spelled fluorescent and lieutenant which were both tricky words worth four and five points respectively. Editha did well given it was the first time she participated in a Spelling Bee, right? :D

For the last round, all the words were included in the review except for "eerie" which was spelled correctly by Cathlyn because she read it in the subtitle of the movie, Alladin. She got perfect in the third round which garnered her the gold medal. :D

At the end of the day, I went home -- a proud coach.
But, I believe, God must have been prouder. :D