Old-school bees still valuable

Wisconsin State Journal Editorial:

There's something about a spelling bee that makes us feel good about our youth and the intrinsic value of working hard to chase a dream.

Granted, we're a bit biased on the topic because the Wisconsin State Journal has been a long-time sponsor of the All-City Bee in Madison, as well as the Badger State Bee that has been contested since 1949.

Our latest interaction with top spellers came Saturday at Edgewood College, when 47 elementary and middle school students battled for a traveling trophy, and the right to represent Madison in the State Bee here on March 10.

In case you missed it, our All-City spelling champ is Aisha Khan, an 11-year-old sixth-grader from Spring Harbor Middle School. She was calm and cool, and earned her title by correctly spelling "thesaurus" to edge Lydia Anderson of Whitehorse Middle School.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 18, 2012 1:39 AM
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