A Spelldown News Today

Your kids in the trials in spelling or how about spelling combat? doesnt that sound wholesome? or my favorite, a spelldown. spelldown! so the event itself is interesting enough but that brings us back to this years winner, zaila avant-garde. 15 years ago black spellers got a bit of the spotlight thanks to the disney movie "aquila and the bee." miss palmer congratulated her real life inspiration. she is the kind of winner we dont often see at spelling bee. is it so rare to see black students exce...

Spelling? or how about spelling combat? dont that sound wholesome? or my favorite, a spelldown. spelldown. so the event itself is interesting enough, but that brings us back to this years winner, zaila avant-garde, the first african-american to win the scripps national spelling bee. its not the kind of accolade black kids get often. black spellers got the spotlight in "akeelah and the bee." the real-life akeelah, you guys, im so happy in my heart, unquote. it was a happy moment for many people, ...