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A New Champ is Crowned at the CPS Spelling Bee

Be honest: Could you correctly spell the words “inselberg” or “voortrekker”?

Aired 03/14/2019 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

A New Champ is Crowned at the CPS Spelling Bee

Clip: 3/14/2019 | 3m 49sVideo has Closed Captions

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.

Aired 03/14/2019 | Rating NR

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