1998 MSSC Photos: Pre-Tournament Page 4

MCET editor/producer, Kathleen Kouril, and cameraman film Ben Loiterstein and his Runkle red team (Jesse Barron and Jessica Coughlin) before the event.

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Located in Barre, MA, the Quabbin School: (l-r) Jennifer Goscila (age 13, grade 8) stands behind her red teammate Claire Usher (age 12, grade 7); Erin Stevens, 7th grade social studies teacher and SCRABBLE^® coach; and Renee Beauregard (age 13, grade 7) standing behind her blue teammate Sylvia Cini (age 11, grade 7). Mrs. Stevens planned on spending much of the day in the coaches lounge correcting papers.

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Claire Usher modeling a close up on her team's special T-shirts. I'm not sure many teams can boast such a short 20-point school name!

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When I noticed this 8-tile rack I asked the Quabbin students if they saw anything wrong, besides the fact that they had too many vowels! It took them a few seconds, but they quickly seized on the problem: SCRABBLE^® is played with seven-letter racks only.

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MCET interviewing an animated Jessica Coughlin.

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Searles red team warming up. Sam Brewer and William Chang (both 12-year-old 7th graders).

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William and Debra Reeves, coaches for Hawthorne Brook in Townsend, MA.

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Hawthone Brook's team: Greg Reeves and Jack Crory.

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John D. Williams, Executive Director of the National SCRABBLE^® Association, and Gregg Foster, tournament volunteer. Note Gregg's purple fleece pullover, provided to all tournament workers by the NSA.

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Jane Williams greeting Earl "Bumper" Donahue, who works in Hasbro's Public Relations Office in East Longmeadow, MA. Bumper was there to enjoy and photograph the event.

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