Eighth Grader Maggie Swanson bested the other two finalists, Sixth Grader Charlie Volpe, who was last year’s champion, and Seventh Grader Sarah Leder, by correctly spelling “precocious.”
Eighth Grader Maggie Swanson bested the other two finalists, Sixth Grader Charlie Volpe, who was last year’s champion, and Seventh Grader Sarah Leder, by correctly spelling “precocious.”
Maggie has twice before represented her grade (in 4th and 7th), so she is a seasoned veteran of DCD spelling bees.
The finalist round went on for quite a long time, as the finalists fielded “miscellaneous,” “metamorphosis,” and “meticulous,” sometimes all correct, sometimes all wrong.
Other contestants: Parker Collins and Maeve Haggerty in 4th, Charlie Sinnott and Eddie Shin in 5th, Charlotte Epker in 6th, Julia Bemis in 7th, and Wil Linell in 8th.
