Well, she did it!! The Cochise County Spelling Bee was held last Saturday, Feb. 14, at Buena High School in Sierra Vista. Cheyenne went up against 31 other students, and came out on top, just like we thought she would!
The group was cut in half after the first round (seems like that's usually how it goes), then down to 6 in the second round, and 3 after the third. All three of them misspelled their words in the fourth round, so got to repeat that round, and one more went out. In the fifth round, it was down to Cheyenne and one other, who missed his word. She then needed to spell a final Championship Word, which she did correctly, to win First Place.
Her words were:
1: plateau
2: cavalry
3: bravura
4-a: kremlin - misspelled "cremlin"
4-b: sequin
5: alcohol
Championship Word: "musicale".
So proud of our little WORD NERD! :) The Cochise County superintendent, Trudy Berry, was there to present her with a trophy, and a $100 cash prize! It was a very exciting day. It was made even better because our whole family was there to cheer her on -- plus Brittany brought her friends Joe and Brooke, and both grandpas and Grandma Dorothy and Aunt Valerie were there as well.
She also got front page coverage in the Sierra Vista Herald, with a big picture of her with Madison and Taryn and Brooke.
She will go on to the State competition in Phoenix next month.
