‘N-O-R-M-A-L-C-Y’: Why the National Spelling Bee means more now than ever
by Scott Remer from on (#5JZTM)
The bee teaches many invaluable life lessons and this year's is a celebration of perseverance. After a long, difficult season of tumult, anxiety and loss, maybe it's exactly what we all need
2020 was a year like no other. Although it understandably wasn't top of mind, the competitive spelling world also suffered the disruptive consequences of the pandemic. The Scripps National Spelling Bee - which only the second world war had previously cancelled - became a casualty of Covid-19, despite pleas for organizers to find a virtual work-around or at least extend eligibility for unfortunate eighth graders who lost their final chance to compete.
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