Gifton Wright advances at Scripps Spelling Bee
Published:Thursday | May 31, 2012 | 1:05 PM
The Gleaner's Children’s Own Spelling Bee Champion Gifton Wright is now in round six of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington DC.
Wright advanced after correctly spelling the word tocopherol in round five.
He is among 30 spellers in round 6.
The oral rounds of the spellathon began yesterday.
Gifton was among the 50 spellers who advanced to this morning’s semi-finals.
Some 278 spellers had entered the competition.
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