Mmasa Spelling Bee Winner

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Mmasa reveiving a laptop after beating other students PIC: LEBOGANG BAINGAPI

JWANENG- Form 2 student from Kgosimpe Junior School, Motheo Mmasa has won the Jwaneng/ Mabutsane Spelling Bee competition beating 47 competitors from four secondary schools in the region.

Mmasa, 14 demonstrated her skills last week to spell moderate to tough and difficult words to emerge the winner and scope a laptop for herself and five laptops for her school. The panel of judges had a difficult time to select the top three but finally Mmasa, Mafa Sebakiso from Morama Secondary and Lame Obopilwe from Maiteko secondary in Mabutsane made it to the top.

It was where Mmasa proved her brilliance by spelling the word cliché ” to beat her peers after a tough competition. She disclosed in an interview after being crowned the winner that she relied on the dictionary to learn new words and their meanings.

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Mmasa Spelling Bee Winner

JWANENG- Form 2 student from Kgosimpe Junior School, Motheo Mmasa has won the Jwaneng/ Mabutsane Spelling Bee competition beating 47 competitors from four secondary schools in the region.