The 2011 Champion Speller team is "The U of G Bees" sponsored by the University of Guelph's Office of Research.  The 3 team members were Jane Colwell, Steve DeBrabandere and Laura Beaupre.....all decked out in Harry Potter gear, complete with wands, dry ice and chants! 

Their team captured the title - the first for a University of Guelph team - in the 7th round, defeating the only other team remaining, "Literally Quacked" (Rotary Club of Guelph-Wellington), by spelling the word ""EOSINOPHIL" correctly.

The U of G team also won as "Top Fundraisers" by raising over $1900 in support of Michael House, Condimentos del Carizal (a jam making enterprise in Nicaragua) and other worthwhile Rotary projects.

The University now gets possession of the coveted Spelling Bee Champion Trophy for the next year....congratulations!