Andover Spelling Bee
Archive: 2006 Bee 
2007 Spelling Bee Registration, Ad, and Sponsor Form
This year's Bee
Bee History since 1998
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| Audience members cheer on their teams at the 2006 Andover Spelling Bee. Not what you might imagine, the Bee has become a very lively community event, giving adults the chance to promote their school, business or organization while dressing up in crazy costumes, and students, parents and teachers the opportunity to display their school spirit. In the midst of it all, some very good spelling takes place to the delight and wonder of one and all. See below for past winning teams. | |
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A.V.I.S. Team |
Andover Historical Society Team |
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| Former AFE Board Member Steve Knapp, organizer and MC | AHS Principal Peter Anderson, pronouncer for the Championship Round |
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Judges Richard Neal, former Superintendent, and Neil Fater, Editor of the Andover Townsman |
West El Team |
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| Asst. Supt. Marcia Adams O'Neil presents the winning trophy to the Andover Rotary Hornets | Hosting Principals, Patrick Bucco (Wood Hill) and Brenda O'Brien (High Plain) |
2007 Bee is Friday, March 30, at 7 p.m. Wood Hill
A Fun Evening in Support of Andover's Public Schools
The Andover Spelling Bee has been a tradition in Andover for ten years . A fun community event involving all the schools and lots of organizations and businesses, the Spelling Bee is one of AFE's major ways of generating funds for the grants benefiting thousands of students.
The Spelling Bee in made up of adult teams of four who write their answer on a white board. The best teams in each round meet in the championship round. The Bee attracts lots of kids and adults who cheer on their favorite team. Most of the teams wear costumes and do silly things on stage. The Spirit Parade just before the final round allows all to show their team pride and enthusiasm.
Get Three Friends Together and Register as a Team
Show your support by registering a team. It is not too early to sign up for this year's tournament. Register your team early and get a free advertisement in the program book.
2007 Spelling Bee Registration, Ad, and Sponsor Form
How you can support the BEE
- Enter a team in the Spelling Bee: $200 (limited to 36 teams)
- Enter before March 1 and get a free ad!
- Become a Major Sponsor of the Bee. Full page ad in program, name listed several times on overhead projector, representative of your business or organization is thanked on stage: $1000
- Sponsor a round and have your business or organization's name listed in program and shown on the overhead between rounds: $250
- Place a Business-card (1/3 page) sized ad in the Bee program: $150
- Place a 1/6 page ad in the Bee program: $100
- Use the Spelling Bee Registration Form to sign up your team, become a sponsor or take out an ad.
2007 Spelling Bee Registration, Ad, and Sponsor Form
Advertise in our program booklet
We need your advertisement in our program booklet. Consider placing an advertisement. Past advertisers include:
- Doherty Insurance Agency
- Enterprise Bank and Trust Company
- Forever Green Lawn & Landscape
- Sweet Mimi’s Chocolates
- J. Christopher Hair Cutters
- Daher’s Shoes
- The Savings Bank for Andover
- State Representative Barry Finegold
- State Senator Susan Tucker
- Andover Soccer Association
- Nazarian’s
- Kelleher Cohen Associates
The 2007 Spelling Bee Registration, Ad, and Sponsor Form has all the information.
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Overall Champions 2006 |
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School Champions 2006 Bancroft Elementary School "Letterheads" |
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A.V.I.S. "Treesaurus" |
Andover High School "Word Warriors" |
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Andover School Department "Magik" |
Andover Historical Society Team |
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Ironstone Farm Team |
Andover Rotary Club "Yellow Jackets" |
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Andover Senior Center "Savvy Seniors" |
"Kermuhgin Spellin Bea Teem " |
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Greater Lawrence Kiwanis Club Team |
Andover Memorial Hall Library Team |
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Phillips Academy Team |
Quota Club of Andover Team |
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Shawseheen "Sea Horses" |
Shawsheen "Starfish Spellers" |
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T.E.A.M. Doherty |
TD Banknorth "TD Bees" |
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West El "Wordinators" |
West Middle School "Spell Raisers" |
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Wood Hill "Spell's Angels" |
League of Women Voters "The Would Be Voters" |
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High Plain "Spellcasters" |
Sanborn "Doggone Good Spellers" |
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South "Sluggers" |
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last updated 1/10/07
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