Spell-A-Bration raises money for Johnson City Schools' Starlab
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL)—The Johnson City School Foundation hosted its annual Spell-A-Bration fundraising event on Thursday.
The event aims to raise money for out-of-budget needs. This year's fundraiser's proceeds will support the district's rotating Starlab.
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'We do this because obviously we are the school foundation, and we support the school system and we think it's very, very important to support them and provide things for them like we do teacher grants in the fall, we do scholarships in the spring, and then we do this fundraiser to purchase whatever the school system needs that's not budgeted for,' Tembra Aldridge, Johnson City School's Foundation President, said.
Aldridge mentioned that teams dressed in costumes and set up decorative tables to prepare for the competition.
'My favorite part is when teams get out, then they can write humorous, sometimes derogatory, comments on their board and it is hilarious,' she said. 'Some of the things that they write on there, and it's just fun…..We give a best sport award, so it's fun when, you get to see how much fun they're having after they get out.'
This year's top three placers are as follows:
1st place: Highway to Spell – Southside Elementary School; The winner's trophy will be displayed at the school for one year
2nd place: Rotary Stingers
3rd place: Spell Casters – Mountain View Elementary School
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