TO:Bilingual Directors, Coordinators and Interested Parties

FROM:David R. Briseño

National Spanish Spelling Bee Coordinator

DATE: August 26, 2014

RE:2015 SantillanaNational Spanish Spelling Bee

Attached is all the information that you will need so that your student can represent you in the 2014 Santillana National Spanish Spelling Bee.

Thank you for agreeing to participate in this event and I look forward to meeting everyone in Albuquerque on Friday, July 17, 2015 at the orientation session which will be held at our host hotel, The Hotel Cascada.

This packet includes the registration form and the schedule of events. Please note that some activities on the schedule may change.

The National Spanish Spelling Bee Organizing Committee welcomes you and thanks you for your participation in and support of this great event.

NMABE PRESENTS

THESANTILLANA, USA

2015NATIONAL SPANISH SPELLING BEE

NAME OF DISTRICT ______

DISTRICT MAILING ADRESS______

CITY, STATE AND ZIP______

DISTRICT SPELLING BEE COORDINATOR ______

E-MAIL (required) ______

DISTRICT SPELLING BEE SPONSOR______

(This person will be the only one that can challenge during the competition, RULE 4-E)

E-MAIL (required) ______

Please attach your $150 payment. Check #PO #

Payment must be received prior to the event date. Please make sure to make this payment so that your studentwill be able to participate. If you have already sent your payment please disregard this notice.

DISTRICT WINNER ______

GENDER (circle one) Male Female

GRADE LEVEL ______NAME OF SCHOOL ______

PARENT’S NAME ______

PARENT ADDRESS ______

CITY, STATE AND ZIP ______

PHONE NUMBER (required) ______

EMAIL (required) ______

Travel Information

Please attach a copy of your itinerary to this document so that we can plan for your arrival and departure. We are planning on providing transportation to and from the Albuquerque Sunport if needed.

Please submit ASAP to:

NMABE

Santillana National Spanish Spelling Bee

P. O. Box 5190

Clovis, NM 88102-5190

or fax to: 575-769-0742

For more information or if you have any questions, please call David Briseño at 505-238-6812

THIS FORM IS DUE NO LATER THAN May 29, 2015!!!

July 16-18, 2015 Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sponsored by

OUR MAJOR SPONSOR

OUR TURQUOISE SPONSORS ($5,000)

Host Hotel

The Hotel Cascada

2500 Carlisle Blvd NE

Albuquerque, NM

Spelling Bee Host and a Turquoise Sponsor ($5,000 In-Kind Donation)

National Hispanic Cultural Center

1701 4th Street SW

Albuquerque, NM

Schedule of Events

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Arrival Day – Participants, Sponsors and Spelling Bee Staff Arrive in Albuquerque. Please make sure and make your reservations at the Radisson. They have provided us with a great rate and many of our activities will take place at the hotel.

There are no planned activities on Thursday.

Friday, July 17, 2015

8:30 am to 9:15 am Breakfast at the Radisson Cavalier Room

9:30 am to 12:00 amOrientation SessionCavalier Room

  • Introduction of Participants, parents and sponsors
  • Introduction of National Spanish Spelling Bee Staff
  • Introduction of National Spanish Spelling Bee Sponsors and Special Guests
  • Review of Contest Rules and Procedures
  • Q & A Period
  • Drawing of Numbers to determine order of spelling

12:30 pm to 2:00 pmLunch at a location to be determined. Lunch will be provided as will any admission cost to the venue where we decide to spend the afternoon

4:00 pm – 9:00pmWaterPark Party

6:30 pm to 7:30 pmHamburgers and Hotdogs at the Cascada Atrium

Saturday, July 18, 2015

7:00 am to 8:30Breakfast (provided) at the Radisson Cavalier Room

8:30 amBegin loading busses that will transport us to the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC)

9:00 amArrive at the NHCC

9:15 amIntroduction of Judges, Pronouncer, Sponsors and Participants

9:30 amCompetition Begins

12:00 pm Lunch (provided by Santillana) at the National Hispanic Cultural Center for participants, sponsors, parents, NSSB Staff and Special Guests

2:30 pmReturn to La Cascada

6:30 pmNational Spanish Spelling Bee Awards Dinner

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Everyone returns home