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Newsradio 620 WTMJ is on Twitter now! Click Here to learn more. Seventh Grade Spelling Champ off to D.C.MONONA, Wis. (AP) -- A seventh-grader's correct spelling of another name for catfish snagged first place at the Badger Spelling Bee at Monona High School this weekend. Twelve-year-old Andrew Grose, who attends Lake Country Academy in Sheboygan, correctly spelled "nematognath" to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May in Washington, D.C. Grose placed second in 2007 but failed to qualify for last year's state bee. He beat out 12-year-old Lauren Chars, a seventh-grader from Raymond Elementary in Franksville. Chars missed "villino," a detached house or tiny villa, in the 17th round of the more than three-hour competition. That allowed Grose to correctly spell "quartercentenary," relating to a 400-year period, before spelling the winning word. The Badger Spelling Bee is sponsored by the Wisconsin State Journal. |
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