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As we get closer to the Scripps National Spelling Bee, one former contestant is reminiscing about the experience more than a decade after his run.

Stepping out of the box is more than a cliche at Canton Charter Academy -- it’s an act that's strongly encouraged, said Principal Catherine Henkenberns, who gives her teachers room to stretch themselves as educators. “I want them to feel free to take risks and to really do what they think is going to be best in the classroom,” said Henkenberns, “but to know that even if it did not work, they learned something from that, which will still bring improvement down the road.” That improvement included a 97.5 percent proficiency rate for 8th grade math on 2010-11 state testing, a score qu...