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'Massive' victory for Liam Sevilla, winner of the Unalaska spelling bee

KUCB | By Sofia Stuart-Rasi
Published February 9, 2024 at 1:39 PM AKST
A dozen students from third to eighth grade participated in Unalaska's Spelling Bee. Laura Jarvis, a math teacher at UCSD, led the competition.
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A dozen students from third to eighth grade participated in Unalaska's Spelling Bee. Laura Jarvis, a math teacher at UCSD, led the competition.

The Unalaska City School District held its annual spelling bee on Wednesday. Eighth-grader Liam Sevilla claimed victory by correctly spelling the word "massive."

Students from third to eighth grade participated in the spelling bee. The final round was a head-to-head between Sevilla and eighth-grader Jesus Acosta Chan. The finalists spelled over 20 words that were not on the study list.

Sevilla’s next step is to qualify for the Alaska State Spelling Bee in March by taking an online exam. He'll compete against other top-performing students throughout Alaska in mid-February, and the top 75 spellers will attend the state competition in Anchorage this spring.
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Sofia Stuart-Rasi
Sofia is from Denver. She's reported around the U.S. for local public radio stations, and her work has aired on NPR and National Native News. Sofia has a master's degree in environmental science and natural resource journalism from the University of Montana, a graduate certificate in documentary studies from the Salt Institute and a bachelor's degree in studio arts from the University of Colorado Boulder. Between her studies, Sofia was a ski bum in Telluride, Colorado, for a few years.
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