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