Seventh grader Jesse Huang is the winner of this year's Springhouse Middle School Spelling Bee, after correctly spelling philologist in a competition at the school last week.
A philologist, for those who are wondering, is a humanist who specializes in the study of literature, according to online dictionaries.
Huang had a perfect score in the preliminary round, which is a written test, then competed against 11 other contestants in six through eighth grades for the championship title.
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Also competing were Amy Miller, William Campbell, Mia Mangosong, Asiyah Bhallo, Mirali Kalra, Saagar Asnani, Christopher Lo, Sunayana Jampanaboyana, John Coronati, Amal Saeed, and Henry Fisher.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee provides students with the opportunity to sharpen their spelling skills through local, regional, and national competitions.
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Huang received prizes from the Encylopaedia Brittanica and K-12 Inc.
He will go on to represent Springhouse at the regional spelling bee to be held later this month at Northampton Community College.
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