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May 29, 2009, Friday
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THE oral rounds of a children's spelling contest in the United States opened on Wednesday with a touch of geography and a celebratory pump of the arms from the first contestant from China.
Kun Jacky Qiao became the first speller to represent China in the competition for more than US$40,000 in cash and prizes. The 12-year-old seventh-grader at the Beijing BISS International School, which caters to the children of expatriates in China, had no problem with "recuperate."
The spelling contest, known as the Scripps National Spelling Bee, has included international competitors for three decades. Two winners have come from outside the 50 US states: Hugh Tosteson of Puerto Rico in 1975 and Jody-Anne Maxwell of Jamaica in 1998. This year's field also includes spellers from New Zealand, Ghana and South Korea.
Kun Jacky Qiao became the first speller to represent China in the competition for more than US$40,000 in cash and prizes. The 12-year-old seventh-grader at the Beijing BISS International School, which caters to the children of expatriates in China, had no problem with "recuperate."
The spelling contest, known as the Scripps National Spelling Bee, has included international competitors for three decades. Two winners have come from outside the 50 US states: Hugh Tosteson of Puerto Rico in 1975 and Jody-Anne Maxwell of Jamaica in 1998. This year's field also includes spellers from New Zealand, Ghana and South Korea.
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