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7 Plainfield Students Headed To Will County Spelling Bee
Winners of the regional competition will advance to the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
PLAINFIELD, IL — Seven District 202 middle school students will compete in the 2018 Will County Regional Spelling Bee on March 7, at Lockport East High School.
The students earned the honor by winning their individual schools’ Spelling Bees. Regional winners statewide will advance to the national Spelling Bee in May.
Related: Illinois Student Takes Home Third In National Spelling Bee
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This year’s District 202 middle school Spelling Bee champs are:
- Aux Sable: Gia Gurgone (8th grade)
- Drauden Point: Brennan Burns (7th grade)
- Heritage Grove: Gabriel Ennin (8th grade)
- Indian Trail: Knowledge Wright (7th grade)
- Ira Jones: Kimber Larson (7th grade)
- John F. Kennedy: Danner “Dan” Santiago (7th grade)
- Timber Ridge: Jacob Frosch (8th grade)
Submitted by District 202
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Photo: Emmanuel Rimocal, 9, of Laredo, Texas, spells his word in the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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