Hemet, Calif.� Altura Credit Union Business Development Officer Karena Chum recently served as a judge for the Hemet Unified School Districts annual Spelling Bee.� After 35 rounds, Aaliyah Webster from Western Center Academy won first place and now advances to the county level.
Students in fourth to eighth grades participated in a spelling bee at their elementary and middle schools. Forty youngsters who achieved first and second place at their school advanced to the district spelling contest.
The students were called up individually by the Spelling Bee Master to spell a word at the district-wide competition. A panel of six judges, including Alturas Chum, ensured the students received correct information in response to their questions about the origin of the word, a definition and alternate pronunciations. Following the contest, the judges celebrated with the winners and were thanked by the school district.
"This was a very fun experience, but also a little humbling to see how well these youngsters could face the pressure and correctly spell some really difficult words," said Chum.
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Altura Credit Union Business Development Officer Karena Chum, left, recently served as a judge for the Hemet Unified School Districts annual Spelling Bee. Here she congratulates to the top place finishers, from left, winner Aaliyah Webster, fourth-place finisher Abigail Abalos, third-place finisher Ethan Corum and Ariel Sum, who took second place.
Based in the Inland Empire for 58 years, Altura Credit Union serves 118,000 Members, has $1.15 billion in total assets and operates 14 branch offices in Riverside County.� Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Riverside and San Diego counties; selected cities in San Bernardino and Orange counties; as well as U.S. Military, U.S. Government and Civilianemployees working at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County; and retirees of the United States Armed Forces. For more information on Altura, visit www.alturacu.com, or call 1-888-883-7228.
