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Archive Home > 2007 > May > 30 > Studying propels girl to spelling bee

Studying propels girl to spelling bee

Bend teen hopeful as she attends Scripps contest in nation's capital

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
May 30, 2007

WASHINGTON - In a high-ceilinged ballroom humming with hopeful young Scripps National Spelling Bee contestants and their parents, a bee official delivered a sobering message: of 286 spellers, 285 would hear the painful "ding!" of defeat.

"I thought I'll probably be one of those....

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