Hannah May Ramis spelled her way to the nationals, and while there she even outspelled organizers.

The Grade 5 Lumby student recently returned from the National Spelling Bee of Canada in Toronto.

鈥淪he did well and finished 12th overall,鈥� said proud dad Bernie Ramis.

Hannah was up against 34 kids in the tough competition 鈥� all champions from their respective regions.

鈥淭he competition was so tight that, at the end of the regular round there were still 26 kids standing,鈥� said Bernie. 鈥淪o 26 headed to the tie-breaker round and the numbers were slowly whittled down. When there were only 12 remaining, our champ tripped on her word.鈥�

Despite the hiccup, Hannah had a great time representing after winning the 2018 Spelling Bee of Canada B.C. Junior Division in April.

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鈥淗er overall experience was great. We鈥檙e very proud of her and we look forward to her joining the next Bee.鈥�

And she did manage to stump organizers of the national event, who misspelled her name on her certificate (missing an 鈥榟鈥� at the end of her name).

jennifer@vernonmorningstar.com
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