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== Texas School SCRABBLE Championship ==<br />
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=== Magnolia Vista Team Wins<br />
Texas School SCRABBLE Championship ===<br />
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Magnolia Vista 8th graders Ben Johnson and Jacob Sass captured first place last Saturday at the [[Texas School SCRABBLE Championship]]. These two players had already earned the respect of TSSC volunteers who watched them compete in previous school tournaments.<br />
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ABOVE First place winners Ben Johnson, left, and Jacob Sass, right, receive congratulations from Chris Cree, center.<br />
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ABOVE Second place winners Daniel Gil, lower left, and Johnny Milo, lower right, are congratulated by Chris Cree.<br />
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All 14 of Magnolia Vista's competing team members brought their A Game, a fact confirmed on their T-shirts, and backed up by team members Johnny Milo and Daniel Gil, who took second place.<br />
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ABOVE Third place winners Dan Luong, left, and Mark McLean, right, stand in the winner's circle with Chris Cree, center.<br />
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St. John the Apostle's 8th grade team members Dan Luong and Mark McLean claimed third place, and as of this week, reports had it that "they are still on cloud 9."<br />
NASPA's charitable arm, the [[NAWGPA Foundation for Youth Literacy]], donated funds for the prizes and will help underwrite a lucky team to the [[National School SCRABBLE Championship]]. An anonymous donor provided further support.<br />
All 4th-8th graders are eligible to compete for the $10,000 first prize at the 2014 National School SCRABBLE Tournament at [[Hasbro]], Inc. in Providence, RI this April.<br />
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Over half a million students play SCRABBLE games in their classrooms thanks to Hasbro's National School SCRABBLE Program. Teachers in grades 4-8 use the game to build on vocabulary, spelling, math and spatial relationship skills.<br />
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Many of these students who have done well and had fun playing often go on to successful game play against adults on the NASPA tournament circuit.<br />
We appreciate the efforts of teachers and parents who support their students' desire to compete in School SCRABBLE tournaments, and we thank them for providing vital support to this program.<br />
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— [[Chris Cree]]</div>Poslfit