Spelling Bee Ghana 2009 Winner Arriving in the US

Representing Ghana at the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in Washington, DC USA

Nana Adjoa Baiden-Amissah,13, of Crown Prince Academy in the Greater Accra Region emerged the overall winner of the 2009 Scripps Spelling Bee Ghana competition.

Natives Entertainment Group in the USA is representing Essence Communications in Ghana.

Eugenia Appiah, CEO of Essence Communications, a PR company in Ghana which mainly targets the children's market in Ghana, was able to bring the US-based Scripps National Spelling Bee competition to Ghana.

In May of 2008, Ghana was the only and first African country to ever be represented (by Maria Isabel Kubabom) in Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in the US after 81 years; Essence Communications made this possible!

In May of 2009, Ghana will, again, be the only African country to be represented in the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in Washington, DC USA and we are delighted to be representing Africa again at the Bee.

Nana Adjoa will arrive in NY, May 22, 2009 and then head to Washington DC for her participation in the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition.

Information on Nana Adjoa Baiden-Amissah

Speller No. 68, Nana Adjoa Baiden-Amissah Sponsor: The Daily Express, Accra, Ghana Age, Grade: 13, Eighth Grade School: Crown Prince Academy, Accra, Ghana

Profile: Nana Adjoa speaks Twi fluently. She enjoys listening to music, playing musical instruments, and singing. Her greatest interest, however, is reading. She likes going to zoos, museums, and shopping malls. Nana Adjoa’s favorite sport is soccer, and her favorite subject in school is math. Her role model is her mother, "the sweetest person" she knows. Nana Adjoa hopes to pursue a career in medicine.

For information on her profile log on to;http://public.spellingbee.com/public/spellers/2009/68 The event will be on ABC and ESPN. The Ghanaian Community in the US are encouraged to support Nana Adjoa as she embarks on this competition.

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