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Spelling Bee

Published:Tuesday | May 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM
A confident Gifton Wright (left), The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee champion, and his coach, the Reverend Glen Archer, at the Scripps National Spelling Bee Orientation yesterday in Maryland, United States. The competition begins today with a computer spelling test, oral rounds tomorrow, and then the semi-finals and finals on Thursday. This year, 278 spellers will compete for the championship.

A
confident Gifton Wright (left), The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling
Bee champion, and his coach, the Reverend Glen Archer, at the Scripps
National Spelling Bee Orientation yesterday in Maryland, United States.
The competition begins today with a computer spelling test, oral rounds
tomorrow, and then the semi-finals and finals on Thursday. This year,
278 spellers will compete for the championship.