How do you spell that?
November 24, 2019 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: November 26, 2019 9:31 am
Lower finalist Jamal Joinvil, center, laughs with Alex Ji after spelling a word right during the Lillian S. Young Spelling Bee on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Norwich Free Academy's Slater Auditorium. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Norwich — The Lillian S. Young Spelling Bee was held Monday at Norwich Free Academy's Slater Auditorium. The 37th annual event was established in 1982 at the bequest of Winfred Charles Young in memory of his mother Lillian S. Young. Participating NFA students compete by grade level and the four winners receive a cash award from the NFA Foundation.
Junior finalist Kassandra Spalding reacts to hearing a word during the Lillian S. Young Spelling Bee on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Norwich Free Academy's Slater Auditorium. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Lower finalists, from right, Edmund Liang, Alex Ji and Jamal Joinvil react to a fellow contestant spelling a word during the Lillian S. Young Spelling Bee on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Norwich Free Academy's Slater Auditorium. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Junior Finalist David Dozier reacts to spelling a word right during the Lillian S. Young Spelling Bee on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Norwich Free Academy's Slater Auditorium. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Lower finalist Jamal Joinvil reacts to spelling a word right during the Lillian S. Young Spelling Bee on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Norwich Free Academy's Slater Auditorium. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Lower finalist Ryan Sabrowske reacts to hearing a contestants word during the Lillian S. Young Spelling Bee on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Norwich Free Academy's Slater Auditorium. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Junior finalist Emma Wasilewski laughs as she talks with friends before the Lillian S. Young Spelling Bee on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Norwich Free Academy's Slater Auditorium. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Junior finalists Hannah Kwon, left, and Kara Kuang talk on stage as they wait their turn during the Lillian S. Young Spelling Bee on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Norwich Free Academy's Slater Auditorium. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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