Estudiante de Wiggs participa en Concurso de Deletreo Nacional
(ESCUELA SECUNDARIA WIGGS -- 11 julio del 2018) — Para el alumno del séptimo grado Iker Pérez, la perseverancia se D-E-L-E-T-R-E-A.
El Wolverine de Wiggs representó a su escuela, al Distrito Escolar Independiente de El Paso y a la ciudad entera en el Concurso Nacional de Deletreo en Español que se celebró de jueves a domingo en San Antonio.
Pérez calificó al certamen nacional tras haber logrado el triunfo en el concurso de deletreo en EPISD el marzo pasado. Y aunque tuvo varias palabras acertadas, no logró llegar hasta el final del concurso.
“Hizo un buen papel. La competencia estuvo muy reñida,” dijo Guadalupe Pineda, la coordinadora del certamen.
La ultima palabra que tuvo Pérez fue lengüeta. Y aunque no pudo deletrearla de manera correcta, el estudiante estuvo contento con su participación y ya se alista para competir en el certamen el año que entra.
Acompañando a Pérez en San Antonio estuvieron sus padres, su hermano y la maestra Jerusha Hunt. Todos vistieron una camiseta original de colores anaranjado y azul que portaban el escudo de EPISD y un logotipo especial de la Secundaria Wiggs para el certamen de deletreo.
Casi 50 alumnos de 11 estados participaron en el certamen nacional. Este el octavo año que se organiza el evento.
(WIGGS MIDDLE SCHOOL -- July 11, 2018) — For incoming seventh-grader Iker Pérez, perseverance is spelled E-N E-S-P-A-Ñ-O-L.
The Wiggs Wolverine represented his school, the El Paso Independent School District and El Paso a whole in the Concurso Nacional de Deletreo en Español, or the National Spanish Spelling Bee. The event was began last Thursday and ended on Sunday in San Antonio.
Pérez, who earned his spot among the nation’s top Spanish spellers by winning the competitive EPISD Spanish Spelling Bee in March, made it through the first rounds of the spelling bee before bowing out.
“He did an excellent job, as the competition was extremely challenging,” district coordinator Guadalupe Pineda said.
Pérez last word got the best of him. He was unable to correctly spell lengüeta, which means shoe tongue in Spanish.
However, Pérez left the competition proud of his participation and ready to commit to another year of Spanish spelling bee. School officials said Pérez already is practicing for a return trip to nationals.
Pérez was not alone in the trip. His parents, his older brother and Wiggs teacher Jerusha Hunt traveled to San Antonio to support him. They all wore custom made orange-and-blue jerseys donning the EPISD seal and a special Wiggs Spanish Spelling Bee logo.
Nearly 50 contestants from 11 states participate at the national level. This is the eighth year that the Spanish spelling bee is organized.
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