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Show Spelling champs o meet March 17 spelling champions from Alpine ;hool District elementary and lior high schools will converge at inila Elementary School Thur-sy, Thur-sy, March 17, for the district-wide ailing competition, hie 36 finalists have survived jlling bees at their local schools in ier to become eligible for the .trict spell-off. ccording to Principal John rton, chairperson of the event, idents in grades four through Jit have had spelling lists to ictice since October. 'During the past few weeks, in-idual in-idual classes, then grade levels, and finally schools have held their competition," Burton said. "Now we have winners coming from each of the elementary and junior high schools in the district." A single winner will be named from the district meet to compete in Salt Lake City the first part of April for state honors. A state champion will compete in the National Spelling Bee to be held in Washington, D.C. in June. The March 17 competition will begin at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Manila Elementary School, 1726 N. 600 West, Pleasant Grove. The public is invited. |