On January 8, an audience of parents and peers gathered in the gym as nine spelling champions, one from each section of Classes Five through Eight, competed in the annual Scripps School Spelling Bee. The competition was fierce. By Round 11, only three students remained: Brandes Woodall, Class Six; Creston Brooks, Class Seven; and Joshua Limsenben, Class Eight. Tension mounted as everyone wondered if Joshua would claim the crown for a third consecutive year.
Correctly spelling challenging words such as aubergine and portmanteau, Brandes and Creston proved to be formidable competitors. However, in Round 15 Joshua won his third Providence championship by spelling latitudinous and decrepitude correctly. Congratulations to Joshua Limsenben who will represent Providence in the next level of competition, the Dallas County Private Schools Spelling Bee.
About Providence Christian School of Texas:
Since 1989, Providence Christian School of Texas has provided academically able students from preschool to 8th grade with a challenging educational experience designed to help them know, love, and practice that which is true, good, and excellent, and to prepare them to live purposefully and intelligently in the service of God and man. Providence’s core values are faith, family, intellect, counterculturalism, and stewardship. More information about the School can be found by calling 214-302-2800 or by visiting www.pcstx.org.