Personal+Narrative+JJ

The Spelling Bee is almost here. I'm so excited I can't stop thinking about it. Soon I will be up on the stage, competing against students from fifth to eighth grade. The only thing I don't like about spelling in front of the whole school is that I don't want to mess up on some silly, easy word. There are some really good spellers competing. Inside me I know the only thing that I can do is take a deep breath and try my best.

I am in the school wide Spelling Bee because I beat everyone in my class when we did the classroom Spelling Bee two weeks ago. Today is the day, the day to try my best. I have prepared all weekend. I made note cards, checking how to say every word online, and getting quizzed of course! I never wanted to win first in the school wide because then you have to go to county. I just think having to go to county is a waste of time because all the winners are always home schooled. Plus, the words are ten times harder. People will start to drop like flys in no time. I am aiming to second.

My class and I are walking to the lunchroom so we can watch the Spelling Bee. First, we watch grades 1-4 compete against each other, then 5-8 competes. I found a seat and waited until 8:30 a.m. when the younger grades normally start. The younger grades started and after an hour and ten minutes they finished. Now it's the older kids turn to spell.The winners of each classroom are called to the stage. I take my seat and wish my friends good luck. Everyone is seated waiting to get our rules.

I went up so many times I couldn't count. The final four are all girls. Ha ha boys! The first three in the final four to spell, get the word wrong. The last person to spell gets the word right, so she gets the championship word, which she got right. The three of us remaining now have to compete for second and third place. Second place is soon taken. Now it's down to me and a friend of mine. I swear we went on forever. I'd get a word wrong, she'd get a word wrong. I'd get a word right, she'd get a word right. Finally I got a word right and she didn't. I won third. I was really happy with third because I know I tried my best. Plus, I know a majority of the words I spelled, the audience couldn't spell.

In the end I think everyone did a really good job. I'm sure the audience was asleep considering they were sitting down, watching the older and younger grades for two hours. I couldn't blame them. If I was sitting in a chair for two hours I would be asleep too! On the bright side I am super happy with third and can't wait to try again next year!