Local 8th grader to compete in national spelling bee

A local student will compete on one of the biggest stages this summer, when she travels to Washington to compete in the national spelling bee competition in May.

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Lane Schnell, an eighth grader at Magsig Middle School in Centerville, qualified for an all-expense-paid trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee after her victory at the Dayton Area Spelling Bee at Sinclair Community College.

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“Scandium,” a chemical element, was Schnell’s competition-winning word, besting 16 other students en route to being placed in the national spotlight.

As a sixth grader, she won her school bee, and last year she placed fifth at the regional bee.

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