Red Hook Student Eliminated After National Spelling Bee Semifinals

RED HOOK, N.Y. -- An eighth-grader at Linden Avenue Middle School in Red Hook made it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee but was eliminated in Thursday's semifinals, reports Poughkeepsie Journal.

Cindy Capitani

05/27/2016 1:23 p.m.

Alexandra B. Snyder was one of 284 participants age 6-14 from 50 states who traveled to National Harbor, MD for the competition, reports Poughkeepsie Journal.

She lost out on the written test scores, reports Poughkeepsie Journal.

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