Nebo School District’s 8th annual Elementary Keyboarding Competition was held last week on April 16th and 17th at each elementary school in the district. Students were tested by their school's keyboarding specialist to qualify to participate. 518 4th and 5th grade students were selected to participate on the basis of their keyboarding speed and accuracy. First place winners received $100. Second place winners received $75. Third place winners received $50. Fourth place winners received $25. Places 5 through 15 receive $10.
Thanks so much to Nebo Credit Union for their continued support in donating the prize money. Each year, Nebo Credit Union provides money for the top four awards in each grade level. In addition to cash prizes, this year, gold spray-painted keyboards were given to the top 4th and 5th grade keyboarder from each Elementary.
Nebo’s Elementary Keyboarding Program 50 days of intense training and skill building in the 4th Grade, and 18 days of speed building and accuracy building in the 5th Grade. The classes are taught by eight certified teachers who each teach at multiple schools each year.
Nebo School District's Elementary Keyboarding Specialists:
Christine Blazzard: Sierra Bonita, Rees, Larsen, Spanish Oaks
Laurel Mills: Apple Valley, Goshen, Santaquin, Orchard Hills
Kim Clyde: Brockbank, Spring Lake, Salem, Taylor
Colleen Sircable: Maple Ridge, Meadowbrook, Cherry Creek, Brookside
Jen Teemant: Mt. Loafer, Park View, Foothills, Barnett
Julie Wallace: Mapleton, Spanish Oaks,Wilson, Art City
April Williams: Westside, Sage Creek
Lynette Woerner: East Meadows, Riverview, Canyon, Park
Below is a list of the fourth and fifth grade students who received awards at the end of the competition.
Fourth-Grade Winners Fifth-Grade Winners
Place Name School Place Name School
1-$100 Gavin Garder Hobble Creek 1-$100 Tate Wagner Sierra Bonita
2-$75 Santiago Barajas Spring Lake 2-$75 Lucy Showgren Rees
3-$50 Joseph Fuentes Mapleton 3-$50 Summer Snider Riverview
4-$25 Gia Peterson Maple Ridge 4-$25 Easton Pittman Sierra Bonita