Thirteen-year-old Selena Roper of Annapolis will be in Washington tomorrow to represent Capital-Gazette Newspapers in the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
She'll compete against 285 other students in the world-famous spell-off. The last speller standing gets $30,000, a $2,500 U.S. savings bond and a college scholarship, among other prizes. The final rounds will be broadcast on national TV.
Severn River has been gripped by Selena fever since she won the county spelling bee in March. A banner at the school's...
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