Photos by Victor Holt
First place winner Tuli Bennett-Bose and second place winner Noa Rosinplatz prepare for an interview after receiving their first and second place trophies, respectively. The Washington Informer spelling bee was held in the same studio where Meet the Press, NBC4’s award-winning public affairs program, is taped.
NBC4 co-hosts Aaron Gilchrest and Angie Goff interview Washington Informer spelling bee winners TuliBennett-Bose and Noa Rosinplatz, along with DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson.
Alex Togneri-Jones, 5th grade, Murch Elementary School
Noa Rosinplatz shares a private moment with her mother after winning second place in the Washington Informer spelling bee.
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couraging students to be voracious readers” while studying the English language, foreign languages and embracing learn
ing opportunities. “We will continue to support initiatives such as The Washington Informer Spelling Bee. We do a lot of support with science technology, engineering and math and something like the spelling bee--when students are
encouraged to read and understand language--that is a building block for success in their future endeavor. Being a good speller and being someone who avidly reads--that’s the foundation and the building blocks for whatever you want to do.” wi
Ward 6 State Board of Education member Monica Warren Jones with her daughter, and Sandra Schlicker, Deputy Superintendent of Education attended the Washington Informer Spelling Bee that included students enrolled in DC public, charter, independent and home schools
30TH ANNUAL WASHINGTON INFORMER SPELLING BEE SUPPLEMENT March 29, 2012
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