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Sixth-Grader Wins Meridian Middle School Spelling Bee
Ani Nuthalapati takes first place in the annual contest.
Meridian Middle School sixth-grader Ani Nuthalapati was declared the school's best speller when she won this year's spelling bee.
Her win came when she spelled "hallucination" correctly, School District 102 reported in its e-newsletter.
Second place went to sixth-grader Mythili Bulusu.
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"The two top competitors were both exceptional spellers and battled it out for a long time," said Reading Specialist Susan Melnick, who organized the spelling bee competition for the seventh year.
Forty students competed in this year's event.
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