Wheeler's Kim wins 2021 State Spelling Bee | The Valley Breeze
PROVIDENCE – Seoyon Kim is Rhode Island’s top speller. The Wheeler School 8th grader out-spelled the competition during last Friday’s Rhode Island State Spelling Bee, sponsored by The Valley Breeze. Kim went for eight rounds in the bee, which was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her victory secured her a place in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Kim said she’s nervous for the national bee, “... but I’m excited to represent Rhode Island. I’ll do my best.” The competition’s youngest competitor, 4th-grader Laura Costello of Winsor Elementary School in Smithfield...
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