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Local Contestants Face Tough Words at Spelling Bee Sectional
East Lake Academy's Karina Kavanaugh survives until 4th round.
The fourth round of Wednesday night's Spelling Bee Sectional proved to be a difference maker.
Going into the round, 16 out of the original field of 44 spellers were still alive at South Park School in Deerfield.
After the fourth round, six were left.
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East Lake Academy's Karina Kavanaugh was still alive in that fourth round, but then ran into the word, perestroika, and just missed spelling it correctly.
Roundout School's Nora Tucker lasted until the third round, missing on the word, soliloquy.
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For the rest of the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff entrants, Lake Bluff Middle School's Kalia Thomas advanced to the second round before being eliminated on the word, wanton. Deer Path Middle School's Alec Brown also made it to the second round before falling to the same fate on the word, mikado.
School of St. Mary's Samantha Miller had the shortest stay, missing on the first-round word, catkin.
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