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County Spelling Champ Advances to Bee Semis
Jae Canetti from Hunters Woods Elementary earns spot in next round of Scripps National Bee
fourth-grader Jae Canetti has advanced to the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Canetti, 10, correctly spelled "riant" and "stenohaline" in Wednesday's semifinal rounds at Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center in Maryland.
He was the winner of the Fairfax County Spelling Bee in March. A runner-up a year ago, Canetti has competed in the county bee since he was a Waples Mill Elementary second-grader.
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Thursday's semis will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The finals begin at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN.
In the first round, students took a computerized spelling test with 50 words, of which only 25 were scored. Then, in the two live rounds, each speller had two chances to test their skills in front of a crowd of 500 audience members.
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