Posted on 12:20 am, Monday, March 26, 2012. Tags: hawaii state spelling bee, konawaena middle school, roland afaga jr., scripps national spelling bee, taggart nakamoto
Hawaii 24/7 Staff Taggart Nakamoto, a Konawaena Middle School sixth grader, will represent Hawaii at the Scripps National Spelling Bee after winning the state competition Saturday in Honolulu. Nakamoto, 12, won the 2012 Hawaii State Spelling Bee with the word “billabong” — a backwater caused by overflow from a river and forming a stagnant pool — […]
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Posted on 6:56 am, Thursday, March 22, 2012. Tags: roland afaga jr., state spelling bee, taggart nakamoto
MEDIA RELEASE Two Big Island students will participate in the State Spelling Bee in Honolulu. The competition airs on PBS Hawaii (Channel 10) at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 24. Roland Afaga, Jr., is a sixth grader Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School. Taggart Nakamoto is a sixth grader at Konawaena Middle School. Taggart’s older brother, […]
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