Luther Thorne pupil wins national junior spelling bee
November 13, 2026
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Heptathlon. That was the winning word that earned 11-year-old Tajae Webster of Luther Thorne Memorial School the title of national junior spelling bee champion at the ICBL National Junior Spelling Bee Finals at the LESC on Friday.
Thirty-eight schools and two homeschool students competed in the seventh staging of the competition, which saw the finalists tackle a series of challenging words before a captivated audience.
For his victory, Webster won tickets to London compliments of Virgin Atlantic, a laptop and other prizes, while his school received $500. (DDS)
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