Two are the champions of Bulgaria in the Spelling Bee competition, they are from Rousse – Rousse.Info

In Bulgaria, the Spelling Bee competitions are being held for the 14th year, organized by the “Corps for Education and Development-KORPluS” Foundation in partnership with the “America for Bulgaria” Foundation, with the support of the US Embassy and the Ministry of Education and Science.

This year, more than 8,500 students from across the country participated in the school and regional competitions, which produced 30 finalists in the “big bees” in Grade 7 and 24 in Grade 4.

His Excellency Kenneth Merten, US Ambassador to Bulgaria, Nancy Schiller, President of the “America for Bulgaria” Foundation and Emily Sergeant Beasley, President of the American College in Sofia wished the participants success in the competition and in their studies, and thanked the teachers, parents and organizers from CORPLUS for the support.

Sixth grader Anton Markov from “Lyuben Karavelov” Elementary School, Ruse reached the final round and faced fourth grader Sava Troanski from Pazardzhik. Anton became the champion after correctly spelling the word attainment from the list of unknown words. After the victory, Anton shared that he had been learning the spelling of words in English with pleasure and perseverance, using flash cards – with words written on one side in English and on the other in Bulgarian. His secret is in spelling the words with his eyes closed. The champion of the “big bees” Anton Markov from Ruse is an avid programmer and participated in the national final of the Spelling Bee for the second time.

His worthy runner-up, Sava Troanski from OU “Prof. Ivan Batakliev” in Pazardzhik is in the 4th grade and in addition to his passion for English, he is also a keen mathematician with more than 100 medals from mathematical competitions.

Also from Ruse is the winner of the “little bees” up to 4th grade, Ekaterina Basheva from “Ivan Vazov” Elementary School, who won the final round competing against Georgi Avramov from “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Varna. Ekaterina correctly spelled the word discipline from the last round of unfamiliar words and shared that she enjoys learning words and reading in English, and her older sister and brother, who are also participants in the competition, are role models. Third grader Georgi Avramov showed enviable confidence and spelled even the most difficult words correctly.

Each year, Spelling Bee participants across the country engage in accompanying campaigns, and this year’s was under the banner BEE Green. Thus, the organizers encourage students to take part in various initiatives related to environmental protection. The tasks were related to leading an environmentally friendly lifestyle, limiting environmentally harmful products and saving natural resources.