C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N Iolan brings home state spelling title

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March 21, 2012 - 12:00 AM

Some people go to bed at night wishing upon the stars painted on their ceilings.

Not Clara Wicoff, the 2012 Kansas Sunflower Spelling Bee winner. She has words written on her bedroom ceiling. 

“I have 3,500 words printed on the ceiling tiles in my bedroom. The words are in alphabetical order and I review them each night while lying in bed,” Wicoff said.

The five-time Allen County Spelling Bee champion secured the win in the 12th round last weekend at the Great Bend competition advancing her to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. This is her third win at the state level and final opportunity for the Iola Middle School eighth-grader to attend the national bee.

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