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Niwot Elementary fifth grader Cooper Edwards discovered a talent for spelling last year, but wasn't quite prepared for the high-pressure experience of spelling in front of a big audience at the regional bee.
Sofia won the 2023 Boulder Valley School District Regional Spelling Bee in March, about 35 years after both her mother and her aunt and mother competed in the 1988 and 1989 Scripps National Spelling Bees.