Top spellers received top awards from BTC last Sunday. Jee’von Pratt, a seventh grade student at St. Augustine’s College won the National Spelling Bee and will go on to participate in the Scripts competition.

BTC PR Manager, Indira Collie noted that, “BTC was proud to partner with the National Spelling Bee. We are encouraged by the efforts of these kids and we were happy to be able to reward them with a special token from BTC”.

The top three students received 4G-LTE smart phones.

National Spelling Bee winner, Jee’Von Pratt, a seventh grade student at St. Augustine’s College with BTC Social Media Coordinator, Zina Williams

Second place winner, Sarthak Saxena, a seventh grade student at St. Andrew’s School with BTC Social Media Coordinator, Zina Williams

 

Third place winner, India Bowleg with BTC Social Media Coordinator, Zina Williams

ABOUT BTC: BTC is the first quad play provider in The Bahamas. The company offers a full suite of landline, internet, mobile and television services allowing customers to stay connected throughout The Bahamas. BTC is deeply rooted in community and supports a wide range of culture, youth, education and sporting initiatives. These include Junkanoo, Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, IAAF/BTC World Relays and CARIFTA. BTC maintains a four year scholarship program with The College of The Bahamas and provides funding for the College’s endowment fund.  Just recently, the company signed an agreement for the establishment of an Innovation Lab at the College. The company is jointly owned by Liberty Global and The Government of The Bahamas.

Indira Collie

Public Relations Manager

Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd.