
Submitted by Glen Cove City School District
Axelle LeBaw, a seventh-grade student from Finley Middle School in Glen Cove, was selected as the winner of the school’s spelling bee.
LeBaw faced six other finalists in grades 6-8 in the competition, who were all selected through team level spelling bees held prior to the school wide event. LeBaw secured her win by spelling the word “totalitarian” correctly and has earned a spot to compete at the 2015 Hofstra Long Island Regional Scripps Spelling Bee on Sunday, Feb. 8.
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Photo: Finley School seventh-grader Axelle LeBaw was the victor of the middle school’s annual Spelling
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