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LISBON — After an extra runoff online test, Sarah Thompson emerged victorious in the county’s 62nd Annual Spelling Bee. Thompson, a sixth-grader at Lisbon

Champion Sarah Thompson (Submitted photo) LISBON — After an extra runoff online test, Sarah Thompson emerged victorious in the county’s 62nd Annual Spelling Bee. Thompson, a sixth-grader at Lisbon David Anderson Junior/Senior High School, correctly spelled 18 of the 25 additional words given in a tie breaker test on Thursday to win. Two of the words Thompson had to spell correctly were clairsentience, which was defined as the ability to clearly feel energy, and lacustrine, relating to or as...

Mya Harsh LISBON — Two county spellers emerged at the top of the pack on Wednesday when a test replaced the traditional Columbiana County Spelling Bee. Sarah Thompson of Lisbon and Mya Harsh of Salem will compete in a a second test today in order to break the tie and determine the county’s champion for the 62nd annual bee. On Wednesday the county’s top spellers were given 35 minutes to complete a 30 word spelling test. Harsh and Thompson scored 22 out of 30 correct to outpace the rest of ...

THOMPSON LISBON — Two county spellers emerged at the top of the pack on Wednesday when a test replaced the traditional Columbiana County Spelling Bee. Sarah Thompson of Lisbon and Mya Harsh of Salem will compete in a a second test today in order to break the tie and determine the county’s champion for the 62nd annual bee. On Wednesday the county’s top spellers were given 35 minutes to complete a 30 word spelling test. Harsh and Thompson scored 22 out of 30 correct to outpace the rest of t...

Scripps National Spelling Bee to Return This Summer After 2020 Event Was Canceled Due to COVID-19 People 2/22/2021 After the 2020 event was canceled due to COVID-19, the annual, nationally televised youth spelling competition is set to return this summer, with a slimmed-down finals airing from the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World. Ten to 12 finalists will travel to Florida for the final round, which will be broadcast live on ESPN2 July 8. The finals will follow three pre...

Related Company:  Vermont Business Magazine A coalition of University of Vermont students and faculty will hold an all-day, online “teach-in” to spotlight the value of threatened teachers and fields of study and reveal the truth about the artificial “structural deficit” in the College of Arts and Sciences: Wednesday, February 3, from 9 am to 5 pm, via YouTube Livestream on the UVM United Against the Cuts channel. The teach-in, with live captioning, can be viewed through this link:�...

Wonders of Westford Thanks so much for spotlighting Bree Drapa and the Westford Public Library ["Bright Lights," December 16]. You captured her, the library, the town office and the town green perfectly. She is a rock star, but heres the thing: So many people in Westford are rock stars. Theres the guy who grooms the cross-country ski trails behind the school every winter. Theres the woman who runs the cold-weather coat and hat drive, and the people who get up ridiculously early some Saturda...

Related Company:  Vermont Business Magazine In an emergency meeting of the Department of English at the University of Vermont on Tuesday, faculty endorsed the following statement and called for it to be released to the press and public: “The Department of English by unanimous vote has no confidence in the University of Vermont administration for its budget decisions that are gutting the College of Arts and Sciences. We call on Dean Bill Falls to resign as dean rather than continue to oversee...