After nearly four hours, 24 rounds of fierce competition and a close call in the 22nd round, a 13-year-old Benton County seventh grader took top honors at the state spelling bee on Saturday after correctly spelling the word strophic (derived from the Greek word "strophe" meaning to extend a piece of music by repetition of a single formal section).
After nearly four hours, 24 rounds of fierce competition and a close call in the 22nd round, a 13-year-old Benton County seventh grader took top honors at the state spelling bee on Saturday after correctly spelling the word strophic (derived from the Greek word "strophe" meaning to extend a piece of music by repetition of a single formal section).