2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee Champion
Live Television Broadcast:
2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Cheer on Christopher Kim, the 2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee, as he competes for the national title.
Here is the television schedule for the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee:
2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee Semifinals
Date: Thursday, June 2, 2011
Time: 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. (Hawaii Standard Time) 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
Live Television Broadcast: ESPN
2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals
Date: Thursday, June 2, 2011
Time: 2:30 to 4 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time) 8:30 to 10 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
Live Television Broadcast: ESPN
Rebroadcast: 2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee
Missed the March 19 competition on PBS Hawaii and ESPN 1500 AM? PBS Hawaii will rebroadcast the 2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 26.
Watch Christopher Kim win the 2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee Champion.
Date: Saturday, March 26, 2011
Time: 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Television Broadcast:
On Air with Christopher Kim
Hawaii Public Radio’s Chris Vandercook will be interviewing Christopher Kim, the 2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee Champion.
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Time: Between 8 and 9 a.m.
Radio Broadcast: Hawaii Public Radio (89.3 FM)
Live Web Streaming: Visit Hawaii Public Radio and click on KIPO.
Podcast: Missed the radio show featuring Christopher Kim? Click here for the podcast, courtesy of The Conversation.
Christopher Kim is Named 2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee Champion
Christopher Kim Hawaii Spelling winner
Pictured above: 2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee Champion Christopher Kim smiles for the camera with his mom, Esther Kim. Photo by Sherie Char.
Christopher Kim, an eighth grader at Maui Waena Intermediate School, became the 2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee Champion after correctly spelling the word “obfuscatory” in Round 43. (The definition of obfuscatory is “tending to make difficult of comprehension or interpretation.”)
The competition was held on Saturday, March 19 at PBS Hawaii studio, starting with 14 finalists who represented Hawaii’s seven districts: Honolulu, Central Oahu, Leeward Oahu, Windward Oahu, Maui, Big Island and Kauai. The ages of the finalists ranged from 10 to 14 years old. The live broadcast was aired by PBS Hawaii, with a radio simulcast on ESPN 1500 AM.
Seventh grader Esther Kim, 13, of Hilo Intermediate School, is our state’s first runner-up. Ironically, Christopher’s mom shares the same name as her: Esther Kim.
Starting in Round 10, Christopher and Esther were the only two remaining finalists competing for the championship title.
“Christopher and Esther are both amazing spellers who competed head to head in 23 rounds together,” says 2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee coordinator Sherie Char. “We also had 11 championship one-word rounds where the speller was given an opportunity to spell the next word on the list known as the anticipated championship word. It was the Bee that almost never ended!”
Christopher, 13, is a returnee to the Hawaii State Spelling Bee, having placed third in 2010. When he’s not studying for the Bee, he enjoys reading and playing instruments. Christopher was also part of PBS Hawaii’s first season of Hiki Nō, the nation’s first statewide student news network. His dream job is to become a lawyer, pastor or the UN Secretary-General.
“We’re happy to have Christopher represent our state in the Scripps National Spelling Bee,” says aio founder and CEO Duane Kurisu. “We wish him the best of luck and look forward to cheering him on in June!”
The 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee will be held on June 1 and 2 in Washington, D.C. It will be televised on ESPN.
PBS Hawaii will show a rebroadcast of the 2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 26 at 1 p.m.
For more information about all of the contestants, click here.
About aio
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The 2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee
Pictured above: (first row) Sydney Brady, Esther Kim, Tyrone Sumibcay, Kaycie Matsukado, Thomas Enstrom, Regan Stradtmann-Carvalho, Asia Vito and Christopher Kim; (second row) Lauren Thompson, Jamie Advincula, Alyssa Nakaoka, Leslie Wilcox, Duane Kurisu, Sherie Char, Carissa Baldwin, Bayani Gamit and Vanceston Montira. Photo by David Croxford.
The spotlight is on Hawaii’s district spelling bee winners as they compete word for word in the 2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee on March 19, 2011. The winner will represent Hawaii at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., on June 1 and 2, 2011.
The Hawaii State Spelling Bee is an exciting educational tradition that promotes and recognizes our students’ outstanding academic efforts and their dedication to studying. These students become rolemodels who inspire others to achieve their own academic goals.
Several Hawaii companies and organizations are interested in supporting these students and improving Hawaii’s education. aio is grateful to have received the outstanding sponsorship and support for the 2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee from the many companies in our community.
Watch and Listen Live!
Tune in to PBS Hawaii for a live television broadcast of the 2011 aio Hawaii State Spelling Bee.
Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Time: 7 p.m.
Television Broadcast:
Radio Simulcast:
