Fairfax fifth-grader wins county spelling bee

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One by one, young spelling dynamos were tripped up Saturday by words such as "umbrage," "mezzanine" and "calliope" until just one remained. Elijah Armstrong, an excitable Fairfax fifth-grader, spelled "sebaceous" correctly to remain the last speller standing among 24 finalists at the Marin County Elementary Championship Spelling...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem