BRUNSWICK Hope Middle School seventh grader Adelaide Lock met stiff statewide competition at Bowdoin College March 25, during the Maine State Spelling Bee. By the end of the day, however, she was in second place overall, out of 22 participating.
Evan Trieu will represent Maine at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. on May 28 after deftly navigating 19 rounds to win the state competition on Saturday.