NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 22 THE GLEANER 190TH ANNIVERSARY FEATURE LET’S TAKE a trip down memory lane as we look back at some of the best moments from The Gleaner’s Children’s Own Spelling Bee competition. For years, this event has challenged and celebrated the spelling skills of Jamaica’s young stars. From nail-biting rounds to unforgettable triumphs, The Gleaner’s Children’s Own Spelling Bee flashback highlights the excitement and impact of a competition that has become a beloved tradition. Join us in celebrating the words, the winners, and all the special memories along the way. The Gleaner’s Children’s Own Spelling Bee flashback The 14 parish champions and their teachers in the 1962 Spelling Bee All-Island Finals, sponsored by the Children’s Own newspaper of the Gleaner Co Ltd, pose happily with their cups and medals, after the banquet in their honour, at the Sheraton Hotel. Front row (from left) are Angela Hochoy (Kingston); Errol Morris (St Thomas); Marion Barrett (Portland); Lamont Lee (St Mary) Lorna Johnson (St Ann); Neville Chambers (Trelawny); Jaycinth Wallace (Westmoreland); Errol Gordon (St Elizabeth); Carmen Clarke (Manchester); Mertie Wynter (Clarendon); Viola Cameron (St Catherine) and Robert Hunt (St Andrew). Behind them are teachers (from left) Miss Edna Stewart; Mr E.S. Anglin, Miss M.E. Turner, Miss Sylvia Burke, Mrs Olga Johnson, Mr Clifford Francis, Miss Molly Fletcher; Mrs G.A. Reid-Cuffe; Mrs D.N. Cascoigne, Mrs E.D. Betton, Miss Adassa Ebanks, Miss Ethline Hamilton, Mrs Myrtle Bennett and Mrs Lucille Morrison. CHILDREN’S OWN SPELLING BEE CHAMPIONS AND TEACHERS line up with their Parish Trophies at the Sheraton Kingston Hotel where the 1973 Spelling Bee Week was launched with a banquet given by the Gleaner Company Ltd in August 1973. From left in front row are parish champion spellers Janette Mais (Kingston), Herlitz Henderson (St Thomas), Philip Ebanks (Portland), Karlia Campbell (St Mary), Donald Grant (St Ann), Gillian Robinson (Trelawny), Joan Ridgeway (St James), Althea Beckford (Hanover), Mauleen Tate (Westmoreland), Peaches Drummond (St Elizabeth), Lorraine Bartley (Manchester), Claudette Reid (Clarendon), Janice Clarke (St Catherine), and Jennifer Broderick (St Andrew). In the back row (from left) are teachers Mrs Hazel Vaz (Vaz Prep), Miss Lileen Brown (Cedar Valley School), Mrs Rollins Brown (Titchfield Secondary), Mrs Joyce Thompson (Water Valley School), Mrs A. Lawrence (Charlton All-Age), Mr Leon Jackson (Unity School), Mrs Nola James (Corinaldi Avenue School), Mrs Dorothy Farquharson (Rusea’s Junior Secondary), Miss Elaine Dobson (Unity School), Mrs Ethel Farquharson (Springfield School), Miss Sadie Sellars (Bellefield Junior Secondary), Mrs Flossie Christie (York Town School), Mrs Dorell Lawrence (Linstead All-Age), and Mrs Pearl Edwards (St Cecelia Preparatory). FILE PHOTOS The 1966 Spelling Bee Parish champions and their teachers are welcomed to the Ministry of Education by the Hon E.L. Allen, on whom the group paid an official call on Tuesday morning, August 16, 1966. MORE ON PAGE 24
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