By Rosalind Russell – Emily Anstice, a Grade 3 student at a Manitoulin Island school is one of the top spellers in Canada.
Anstice, a student of Assiginack Public School, captured third place in the Primary category at the Spelling Bee of Canada National Championships held in Toronto on May 25th.
Principal Julie Balen says she went more than 20 rounds, but the word that stumped her in the end was cinematic.
Balen adds Emily won the honour to compete nationally by winning the Regional Spelling Bee Competition in Sudbury.
She says this was Emily’s first experience as a spelling bee competitor, which makes the national honours that much more impressive.
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