Mary Lin Student "Bee"-autifully Takes 1st Place in APS Spelling Contest
On Feb. 7, the Atlanta Public Schools District Spelling Bee was hosted at Gideons Elementary School.
How do you spell champion? T-h-e-o W-e-i-m-a-r. Theo, a student at Mary Lin Elementary in Candler Park, beat out kids from 23 other grammar and middle schools to catpture the 2013 APS District Spelling Bee on Feb. 7. He and scores of others competed in the bee, which was held at Gideons Elementary School. Theo had already taken top honors at his own school, winning the Mary Lin spelling bee on Jan. 17. Sydney Ragland of Young Middle School placed an impressive 2nd, and Wen Lu of Beecher Hills Elementary tied for 3rd place with Amanda Stevens from Sutton Middle School. All four move on to the Georgia Association of Educator Distinct Spelling Bee on Feb. 23. Every year the event is hosted by Atlanta Association of Educators. According to an…
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