166WINTER ORGANIZATIONS TO Bee OR NOT TO Bee The Campus Activies Board hosts the inaugural spelling bee. ON NOV. 30, 2021, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) hosted an inaugural spelling bee contest for students to enter with the chance of winning $100 in Dining Dollars. Hosted by Student Association President Ethan Brazell, the bee had three judges: juniors Grace Morse and Mason Shappley and senior Coleman Bevill. Morse was CAB’s social media director, Shappley was a CAB worker and Bevill was a CAB co-director. Shappley conceived the idea, thinking it would be a fun activity leading into finals season. From there, the CAB workers formed their list of official spelling bee words to make planning easier and the event more intense. “We actually didn’t choose the words,” Morse said. “Online you can pay for huge packets of 650-plus words used in actual national spelling bees. We used one of those packets because they were in order by increasing difficulty.” From words like “jealous” to “labyrinth,” the audience was on the edge of their seats as they cheered on the contestants. Freshman Evan Carter attended in anticipation of the fun entertainment put on by the board as he was a longtime fan of spelling bees. “I thoroughly enjoyed the spelling bee and would even think through in my head if I could spell some of the words,” Carter said. The audience was lively as friends of contestants and spelling bee enthusiasts alike enjoyed the study break. However, for spelling bee champion senior Maddy Hall, the bee held more significance. Hall was a spelling bee coach for Honors College faculty fellow James Huff’s daughter, making the bee fun and beneficial. “I think I would’ve felt fake if I didn’t at least participate in the bee since I’ve been helping her get ready for hers,” Hall said. “I wanted to be a part of it and figured it was a fun way to spend my Tuesday night.” Huff’s daughter was in the audience cheering on Hall and had a great example to follow after Hall’s successful victory. Coming in behind her, sophomore Jonathan Underwood placed second and junior Caroline Slater placed third out of the 22 contestants that participated. Whether the contestants were there for fun or to restock the Dining Dollars they ran out of, the bee was successful for all who were involved. WRITTEN BY HANNAH HACKWORTH PUT ON A PEDESTAL Senior Maddy Hall, junior Caroline Slater and sophomore Jonathan Underwood appreciate a moment of success together Nov. 30, 2021. Hall, Underwood and Slater won first, second and third place positions respectively. Photo by: Julianne Baker Buzz Words Iridocyclitis (iri·do·cy·cli·tis) Necessary (nec·es·sary) February (Feb·ru·ary) Wednesday (Wednes·day) Definitely (def·i·nite·ly) Sherbet (sher·bet) Conscience (con·science) Onomatopoeia (on·o·mato·poe·ia)
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