@heymrsbond As someone who has taught both 8th and 9th graders, here is my hot take. 9th graders are often more immature than 8th graders for the first semester. They regress. Their behaviors are really more like 6th graders.
Faster than you could blink, #Speller37 Claire Smith from Florida has answered the word meaning question for the word palpebral (relating to the eyelids) correctly. https://t.co/FRE473ckp8 #spellingbee
So proud of Claire Smith who is in Washington D.C. competing at the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee & successfully completed her first preliminary round & will continue with the next round of preliminaries this afternoon! We are so proud of you!! @inspiredAP@volusiaschools
๐ ๐ Join Superintendent โDr. Beeโ and Spelling Bee champ Claire S. for a fun spelling showdown!
Claire, a 7th grader from @Smsvcs1, is on her way to the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee representing VCS and all of east-central Florida. @SuptBalgobinVCS
We are so proud and excited for Claire who placed 3rd at the Regional Spelling Bee and will be headed to Nationals in Washington D.C. in May! Congratulations!! @inspiredAP@volusiaschools