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Spellbound: Kaneland 302 students show off their verbal skills in district spelling bee

Winners move on to Scripps Regional in February

By Chris Walker
Third place winner Hunter Mullins (left), second place winner Graham Butler (center) and first place winner Benjamin Hills (right) following the Kaneland School District 302 Spelling Bee on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 at Kaneland High School in Maple Park.

Third place winner Hunter Mullins (left), second place winner Graham Butler (center) and first place winner Benjamin Hills (right) following the Kaneland School District 302 Spelling Bee on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 at Kaneland High School in Maple Park. (Julie Walker for Shaw Local News Network)

A young child in the audience started to cry as Blackberry Creek student Bryce Bower spelled the word “temporary,” during the district-wide Kaneland Spelling Bee on Jan. 14 at the Kaneland High School auditorium.

As Bower finished spelling it correctly, the crying had dissipated, proving to only be a temporary distraction that didn’t get in the way of him advancing to the next round.

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