Zaila Avant-garde, Spelling Bee champ, honored with parade
Frisco Girl's Dream Comes True As She Comes In Second Place At National Spelling BeeA Frisco pre-teen came in second place in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. She added one more trophy to her already massive collection.
Remembering the 1936 National Spelling Bee and how hatred eliminated a bright young girl from AkronBack in 1936, just 11 years after the National Spelling Bee was inaugurated, 13-year-old MacNolia Cox from Akron was a spelling prodigy with an IQ through the roof.