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2024 Gran-Bee Trivia Bee: Winners, Judges and Emcee!
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The 2024 Gran-Bee Trivia Bee Winners, the Holcomb Tree Bees!

George Peterson, Jack Lareau, and Susan Canavan Sponsored by Holcomb Tree Trail

The 2024 Gran-Bee Yellow Jacket Costume Winners, Sesabee Street!

Patrick Gilton, Patrick Liss and Chase Alexander Representing Granby Memorial High School's National Honor Society
Sponsored by Monica Logan

2024 Gran-Bee Judges Panel

Sarah Warner, music teacher, Wells Road School
Jessica Foskitt, strings teacher, Granby Public Schools
Lindsay Zuck, resource teacher, Wells Road School

2024 Gran-Bee Emcee

Jim Whitten
Third grade teacher,
Wells Road Intermediate School

2024 Swarm Winners:
Swarm 1. Show Me the Honey! - Jason Sears, Caleb Sears, Joshua Sears, sponsored by Dri-Air Industries
Swarm 2. Bee-Unified - Liddy Doyle, Alan Katzman, Erik Lohr, sponsored by Granby Racial Reconciliation
Swarm 3. To Bee or Not to Bee - Megan Hill, Buck Jabaily, Jared Barry, sponsored by Coco Jabaily
Swarm 4. Holcomb Tree Bees - Jack Lareau, Susan Canavan, George Peterson, sponsored by Holcomb Tree Trail
Swarm 5. Bearcats Youth Football - Lauren Josefek, Kevin Hernandez, Jennifer Carreto, sponsored by Bearcats Youth Football

2023 WINNERS

2023 Winners - Holcomb Tree Bees

Jack Lareau, Evelyn Danke, Susan Canavan

2023 Yellow Jacket Crown Winners - Despicable Bee (GMHS)

Tyler Kroninger, Christian Cusano, Jacob Shine

2023 Swarm Winners:

Swarm 1. Show Me the Honey! - Jason Sears, Caleb Sears, Joshua Sears, sponsored by The Sears Family
Swarm 2. Owl Bee Hiking- Karen Dowd, Stacey Kroninger, Jen Plourde, sponsored by Granby Land Trust
Swarm 3. Holcomb Tree Bees - Jack Lareau, Susan Canavan, Evelyn Danke, sponsored by Holcomb Tree Trail
Swarm 4. BEE the Change! – Clark Pfaff, Grace Evangelista, Perkin Simpson, sponsored by Granby Racial Reconciliation
Swarm 5. The Birthday Brigade – Megan Hill, Buck Jabaily, Jared Barry, sponsored by the team members

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2022 WINNERS

2022 Winners - Holcomb Tree Trail

Josh Anderson, Nicole Cloutier, Jack Lareau

2022 Yellow Jacket Crown Winners - Team DECA (GMHS)

Noah Kroninger, Juliette Marzo, Devyn Jennings

2022 Swarm Winners:

Swarm 1. Holcomb Tree Trail - Josh Anderson, Nicole Cloutier, Jack Lareau, sponsored by Jack Lareau

Swarm 2. Friends of Wildflower Meadow - Julie Sweeney, Patrick Sweeney, Andrew Whittaker, sponsored by Whitney Sanzo

Swarm 3. Show Me The Honey! - Jason Sears, Caleb Sears, Joshua Sears, sponsored by Jason Sears

Swarm 4. Team DECA (GMHS) - Noah Kroninger, Juliette Marzo, Devyn Jennings, sponsored by Sarah Thrall

Swarm 5. Three Friends of Holcomb Farm - Emma Hoyt, Melody Smith, Tom Spatcher, sponsored by Jenny and Dave Emery

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2019 WINNERS

2019 Winners - Bear With Us

Lauren Schafer, Amy Stupienski, Mike Dunn

2019 Yellow Jacket Crown Winners - Bee-hemian Rhapsody

Jeff Gilton, Steve Newman, Glenn Cusano

2019 Swarm Winners:

Swarm 1. The Drones - Jacob Yoder, Gregg Bennett, Tom McGuire, sponsored by Lost Acres Orchard

Swarm 2. Bee Buggin - Scott Boynton, Sophie Speliopoulos, Jimmy Gnesda (GMHS Granby Grunts Robotics), sponsored by Kim Becker

Swarm 3. Granby Artists - Debby Reelitz, Tom Salvini, Jennifer Salvini, sponsored by Simsbury Bank

Swarm 4. Bear With Us - Mike Dunn, Lauren Schafer, Amy Stupienski, sponsored by Katie Goodrow

Swarm 5. Just Winging It - Shirley Cowles, Sue Henneberry, Sean Passan (GMMS), sponsored by Jenny and Dave Emery

2018 WINNERS

2018 Winners - Them Apples

Kathryn Petruzzi, Sophie Speliopolous, Lauren Shafer

2018 Yellow Jacket Crown Winners -
Bee-uty and the Beast

Glenn Cusano, Jeff Gilton, Steve Newman

2018 Swarm Winners:

Swarm 1. The Quizzards (Granby Senior Center) (sponsors: Karen McNey and Rebecca Brewer)
Swarm 2. Bee-Sox (sponsor: Karen McNey)
Swarm 3. The Drones (sponsor: Lost Acres Orchard)
Swarm 4. The Drummer Bees (sponsor: Granby Drummer - Citizens for a Better Granby)
Swarm 5. Bee Sharp (Marquis of Granby) (sponsor: Granby Dental Center, Dr. Michael Ungerleider, The DeGagne Family)
Swarm 6. Holcomb Harvesters (sponsor: Friends of Holcomb Farm)

2017 WINNERS

2017 Winners - The Holcomb Harvesters

Eric Lukingbeal, Sally King, and Karyn Corder

2017 Yellow Jacket Crown Winners -
The Worker Bees

Jeff Gilton, Glenn Cusano, Steve Newman

2017 Swarm Winners:

2016 WINNERS

2016 Winners- The Bee S's

Shirley Edbrooke, Tony Bussman, and Gail Altschwager

2016 Yellow Jacket Crown winners -
The Bee-verly Hillbillies

Steve Newman, Jeff Gilton, Glenn Cusano

2016 Swarm Winners:

Swarm 1. Bee-Gees (sponsor: Now Errands and More, LLC)
Swarm 2. B-Sharps (sponsor: Mark Fiorentino)
Swarm 3. Bee-Prepared (sponsor: Sue Canavan)
Swarm 4. O-BEE Wan KanoBEE (sponsor: Fred Jones)
Swarm 5. Bee-S (sponsor: Tony Bussman Painting Company)

2015 WINNERS

2015 Winners - The Lost Acres Drones

Mark Neumann, Rich Accetura, Tom McGuire

2015 Yellow Jacket Crown Winners - U3

Steve Migneault, Mike Dunn, Jim Whitten

2015 Swarm Winners:

Swarm 1. C.R.D.T.'s (Granby Senior Club)
Swarm 2. The Madd Hatters (Dave Schupp)
Swarm 3. The Lost Acres Drones (Lost Acres Orchard)
Swarm 4. Granby Rovers (Granby Rovers)
Swarm 5. Pirates of the CariBEEan (The Gilton Family)

2014 WINNERS

2014 Winners - Bee-ber Fever!

Jeff Gilton, Steve Newman, Glenn Cusano

2014 Yellow Jacket Crown Winners -
Bee-ber Fever!

Jeff Gilton, Steve Newman, Glenn Cusano

2014 Swarm Winners:

Swarm 1. Gran-Bee Rovers (Granby Rovers)
Swarm 2. The Drones (Lost Acres Orchard)
Swarm 3. The Bee S's (Tony Bussman Painting)
Swarm 4. Bee-ber Fever (The Gilton Family)
Swarm 5. The Yogi Bears (Jenny Emery)

2013 WINNERS

2013 Winners - The Bee S's!

Gail Altschwager , Tony Bussman, and Shirley Edbrooke

2013 Yellow Jacket Crown Winners - The Bee S's!

2013 Yellow Jacket Crown Winners -
The Hive Breakers

Becca Hayes , Emily Uhl, and Allie Spica

2013 Swarm Winners:

Swarm 1. The Bad News Bees (Granby Little League)
Swarm 2. The Lost Acres Orchard Drones (Lost Acres Orchard)
Swarm 3. We BEElieve (GMHS Football Supporters)
Swarm 4. The Cowgirls (Edwards, Hall and Spatcher families)
Swarm 5. The Bee S's (Tony Bussman Painting)
Swarm 5. Gran-Bee Rovers (Granby Rovers)