Spelling Bee

By Audrey R., 5th Grade, Pritzker School
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The moment when I was most proud of myself was when I won 1st place in the school spelling bee when I was in 3rd grade.  Ricky got 2nd place.  I was hoping I would get my favorite word in the world (nimbostratus), and I did.  The lady who told us the words said, “I’m sorry Audrey, you got so far.  Spell nimbostratus.” I shocked the audience by saying, “YES!  Then spelling it super-fast.  “N-I-M-B-O-S-T-R-A-T-U-S!”  A few minutes later it was only me and Ricky.  We got so far that they had to use the dictionary for the words!  Finally, I won on physician and intrigue.