
A New Champ is Crowned at the CPS Spelling Bee
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Be honest: Could you correctly spell the words “inselberg” or “voortrekker”?
Fifty-one students faced off Thursday in the annual citywide spelling competition, and a new champion was named to represent Chicago Public Schools in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. “Chicago Tonight” stopped by for a look.
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A New Champ is Crowned at the CPS Spelling Bee
Clip: 3/14/2019 | 3m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Fifty-one students faced off Thursday in the annual citywide spelling competition, and a new champion was named to represent Chicago Public Schools in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. “Chicago Tonight” stopped by for a look.
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