Wilson Elementary held its annual Spelling Bee on Thursday, April 14th. We had a lot of incredibly bright contestants compete in our competition. They all did an excellent job at spelling, showing good sportsmanship, and using the character trait of effort in their spelling attempts. Wilson staff is so proud of all of our students and their hard efforts.

The 1st and 2nd grades had separate spelling bees, and through many rounds of spelling trials and tribulations, three winners were determined for each grade.

Emily Wright (CHS 2003 & Univ. of Miami 2007) received her diploma for a Masters Degree in Marine Biology from James Cook University in Townsville, Australia, this April 2011.

Emily's Master of Science degree focusing in Microbiology was from the School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at JCU. Emily's research and thesis was titled "Bacteriophanges and bacteriocins: agents for biocontrol of the fish pathogen Streptococcus iniae" and was submitted in March of 2010. She had all of her degree requirements and approvals in place for a December 2010 commencement but could not attend, so waited for the May 2011 ceremony as she has been employed at the university as a microbiology technician for the past year.