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Local Spelling Bee National Finalists Honored by Lt. Gov. Quinn in Springfield
July 5th, 2008
Eighth graders Rose Sloan (River Forest) and Emily Temple-Wood (Downers Grove), who advanced to the 81st Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., were honored by Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn and John Hooker, ComEd senior vice president of State, Legislative and Governmental Affairs at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield. Sloan, a 13-year-old from Roosevelt Middle School, finished fourth overall in the nation. This is the highest a female from Illinois has ever finished in the national competition. Sloan also became the first female to advance to the national finals two years in a row. Temple-Wood, an eighth...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-07-05)
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