THE 2010 SPELLING CONTEST WAS A TOTAL SUCCESS!

The 2010 Spelling Bee Contest was a huge success! Due to the participation of different public and private schools in Neiva and Huila, the event was magnificient. We want to thank all contestants, tutor teachers, judges, sponsors and organizers for their support and help.

The winners of the 2010 Spelling Contest were:

CATEGORY A

 Valentina García - Colombus American School, Champion.
 

María Claudia Vásquez Bárcenas - ASPAEN Gimnasio Yumaná, second place.

Laura Daniela Tejada - La Presentación School from Pitalito, third place.

CATEGORY B

 Manuela Acosta Chacón - Colombus American School, champion.

Cristian Camilo Castro - Eduardo Santos School, second place.

María Camila Penagos - Colombus American School, third place.

Congratulations to all of them and thank you very much to our sponsors and supporters who made this event possible:

- Our principal Matías Sandino Cuéllar and our manager Leonardo Rojas Téllez.
- Richard Parker and Kristy Ramkisson, judges of the event.
- English teachers and protocol students from ASPAEN Gimnasio La Fragua.
- Libardo Zúñiga, technology teacher from ASPAEN Gimnasio La Fragua.
- Instituto YES LTDA and YES.NET LTDA.
- Instituto de Lenguas Extranjeras ILEUSCO.
- Cámara de Comercio de Neiva.
- ByG sistemas.
- All Books.

We hope to see you next year for the XIII Spelling Bee contest! B-Y-E.!

TOTAL SUCCESS AT COLOMBO-INGLÉS SCHOOL POIESIS ENCOUNTER!

Our fourth B pupils had an outstanding participation at the IV POIESIS Encounter at Colombo-inglés school on October 1st, 2010. They acted out a sketch called "Harry Poppins", an adaptation of the original tale named "Mary Poppins". The students had a lot of fun and at the same time learned how to appreciate English literature. Here are the pictures of this wonderful experience: