Heinz was interviewed recently at
Plum Grove Junior High School in Rolling Meadows; her answers were edited for length and clarity.
Kerry Wilson, principal of
Plum Grove Junior High School in Rolling Meadows, said she's looking forward to Monday's session.
Calvin, who attends District 15's
Plum Grove Junior High, correctly spelled four words before being knocked out.
Plum Grove Junior High School student Calvin Franke will be making a return appearance at the Scripps National Spelling Bee near Washington, D.C.
The improvements will be at Virginia Lake Elementary School in Palatine,
Plum Grove Junior High School in Rolling Meadows, Carl Sandburg Junior High School in Rolling Meadows, Kimball Hill Elementary School in Rolling Meadows and Hunting Ridge Elementary School in Palatine.
Calvin, 13, a seventh-grader at
Plum Grove Junior High School in Rolling Meadows, nabbed the suburban Cook County championship after 21 rounds.
Chalk up another honor for Palatine resident Rosie Colucci, a student at
Plum Grove Junior High School in Rolling Meadows.
Other regional champions headed to nationals include Atman Balakrishnan, a sixth-grader at Hinsdale Middle School; Calvin Franke, a seventh-grader at
Plum Grove Junior High School in Rolling Meadows; Brooke Danz, a fifth-grader at Riverwood Elementary School in McHenry; and Gabriel Ennin, an eighth-grader at Heritage Grove Middle School in Plainfield.
The largest turnout was probably at
Plum Grove Junior High in Rolling Meadows, where Delack said she saw some of the students deliver powerful, mature speeches.
"It's just crazy, but it's super," said Rosie, an eighth-grader at Plum Grove Junior High School in Rolling Meadows.
Plum Grove Junior High Principal Kerry Wilson nominated Rosie for the Prudential award.