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Scripps National Spelling Bee Gets Competitor From Central PA Middle School Scripps National Spelling Bee Gets Competitor From Central PA Middle School
Scripps National Spelling Bee Gets Competitor From Central PA Middle School A seventh-grade student won big over the weekend and now he's heading to a national competition!  Akshaj Somisetty who studies at Mountain View Middle School in the Cumberland Valley School District was named the top speller of the 2024 Central PA Spelling Bee and will compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee, WITF announced Saturday evening.   The aspiring doctor won the local competition against 36 other spellers in round 14 by spelling “aeronautics.” “Participating in the Bee cultivates confidence and poise in public speaking and performance under pressure,” says WIT…

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1st Monkeypox Case Reported At Central Pennsylvania Elementary School 1st Monkeypox Case Reported At Central Pennsylvania Elementary School
1st Monkeypox Case Reported At Central Pennsylvania Elementary School Someone who was recently at a central Pennsylvania elementary has tested positive for monkeypox, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 6.  The Cumberland Valley School District made an announced of to parents on the Shaull Elementary School website.  In the letter, the administration explains that personal communication has already been made with “anyone believed to have been in close proximity with the individual.” “We share this information not to cause alarm, but simply in an effort to ensure transparency in what we know,” the message reads. The school’s custodial staf…

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