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Can You Out-Spell an 8th Grader?
Elijah Bransford, Chapel Hill Middle School, out-spelled 28 other students to earn the top spelling title during the Douglas County School System's annual spelling bee.
Bransford, an eighth grader, won with the word "annexation,” as students from across the county, represented their elementary or middle school, Friday, according to an article in the Douglas County Neighbor.
After 10 rounds, two finalists emerged, Bransford and Solomon Takang, a sixth-grader at . The two boys will now advance to the District 4 Spelling Bee in Dekalb County later this month to compete for the state title, the Neighbor article stated.
According to the Neighbor article, all of the following words were given to the students:
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