Spelling Bee Presentation - Turner School District USD #202

Board Notes & Bear Facts
An E-Zine Serving the Turner USD 202 School Community. March 4, 2009; No. 11.
SPECIAL EDITION — CHAMPIONS
Turner USD
202 MISSION
STATEMENT:
Every Turner
student will be
challenged academically
and
prepared socially
to be a
leader within a
global society.
Successful State-Level
Wrestlers
Luciano Gutierrez
– 2 nd place
Jason Langford –
3 rd place
Congratulations go out to the
Turner Bears Bowling Team. On Saturday
afternoon, February 28, the girls
bowling team qualified for the State
Tournament to be held next weekend.
The ladies’ team was led by Regional
Champion Samantha Leatherbury, who
shot a girls-high 601 series. Other girls
on the team include Kathryn Hill, Kelsey
Nigh, Mariah Hundley-Cockel, Shelby Ratliff,
and CeCe Littleton. Two boys also
made it, with Luis Ramirez and Steven Kolojaco
bowling 662 and 617 series respectively
to make it to State as individuals.
Twenty students and their sponsors traveled to
Wichita, Kansas on February 19-21 st for the BPA State Leadership
Conference. There were around 500 students from across the
state competing in various business/computer events. Eight
Turner students qualified to go to Dallas, Texas for the National
Conference, May 6-10, 2009. They are: Gabrielle Hinson & Chris
Way – State Champions in Global Marketing….Julianna Herr &
Devon Vogts – State Champions in Economic Research Project….Marisa
Ortiz – State Champion in Administrative Support
Research….Nick Fling – 2 nd place – Human Resource Management….Ashley
Mauldin – 3 rd place – Advanced Interview
Skills….Jesus Sanchez – 5 th place – Fundamental
Spreadsheets.

Turner Elementary
Spelling Bee Winners
First Place: Taylor Pierce
Runner Up: Gerardo Venegas
TURNER USD 202
2008-2009 SPELLING BEE
BUILDING CHAMPIONS
Turner Middle School
2008-09 Spelling Champs
Winner: Jessica Hoover (left)
Runner Up: Kelsie Tyler
(right)

Junction Elementary
First Place Speller:
Cammy Phomsouvanh
Runner Up:
Susan Vongprachahn
Midland Trail
Champion
Spellers:
1st Place: Jamela
Miska
Runner Up: David
Bussard

Morris Spelling Bee Finalists:
Winner: Irene Bird
Runner Up: Tyler Marine
Oak Grove’s Top Spellers:
Winner (above) Isiah Rowland
Runner Up (left): John Cox

Teachers of
the Year
2008-09
09
Maurica Gilliland
Physical Education
Turner Early Learning Center
Rosemary Miller
First Grade
Junction Elementary

Pat Jordan
Fifth Grade
Midland Trail Elem.
Elementary Finalist
Amanda O’Dell
SPED
Morris Elementary
Holly Brazelton
Sixth Grade Math & Reading
Oak Grove Elementary

Fourth Grade
Tim Klienow
Turner Elementary
Bryan Jenkins
7th Grade Math
Turner Middle School
Secondary Finalist, 2009
High School Math
Turner High School
Rich Sula
Brenda Miller
High School Language Arts
Endeavor Alternative High School