Co-op City Times / March 28, 2015
Spelling Bee
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It’s happening in Co-op City (Continued from page 3)
who hails all the way from Queens, NY. Amil’s grandmother, Shirley Lewis, a Co-op City resident, registered him in the competition. Both grandmother and mom said that they were very excited and proud of Amil’s achievement. His prize was a gift card. Each student who participated in the event was awarded a medal for participation. In the end, the young lads prevailed as 2015 Spelling Bee champions! Will 2016 be the year that the young ladies prevail? Ms. Jones made closing remarks thanking all, including the Riverbay Board, for their support. “We are a local event now, but we will grow and get bigger,” she said. Spelling Bee winner Andrew Ogundimu with In addition to the 3 contest Francine Reva Jones (left) and his proud parents. winners, the other participants were David Tagoe, Nathalia Edwards, Trejan Vacianna, Colin Ogunbiyi, Ashleigh Gonzalez, John Coleman, Raine Samuels, Julian Coley, Ogunwomoju, James Ogunwomoju, Shiann Boyd, Axel Gonzalo, Stephanie Saige Ferguson, Stone Ferguson and Ogunbiyi, Samuel Ogunbiyi, Stephen Cedric Hawkins II.
Above: A runner-up shakes hands with Michelle Sajous, Riverbay’s Director of Community Relations Left: The top three winners Photos by Lauretta Jaysura
Happy Easter and Passover to all our readers!
Building 13 Paint Party
Building 13 Association’s Paint Party held on March 20 produced a number of outstanding masterpieces (shown above) by the artists. The workshop was facilitated by Lelia Dickenson. The next paint party has been scheduled for Friday, April 24.
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