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Chicago Names Its New Citywide Spelling Bee Champion
The winning word was a noun: "myocarditis."
March 20, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) – The winning word was a noun: "myocarditis."
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A Chicago seventh grader from Bell Elementary School spelled out the word on Tuesday to secure her spot at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. She competed against dozens of other kids at the Citywide Spelling Bee Championship.
The common denominator in the auditorium at Marie Curie Metropolitan High School might have been nerves, not on the part of the kids competing, but their parents.
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