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Fatima 8th grader headed to national bee

by Walter Pierce

Emily McGraw will represent the Acadiana area in May during the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

Emily McGraw

Emily McGraw, an eighth grader at Our Lady of Fatima School, will represent the Acadiana area in May during the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Emily took top honors at the Kiwanis Club of Lafayette/Kiwanis Club of Acadiana 2012 Regional Spelling Bee this past Saturday at the Diocese of Lafayette. Students from eight parishes competed in three bees based on age.

Luke Guidry, a fourth grader at Fatima won the 3rd-4th grade bee.  Taking the top prize in the 5th-6th grade spelling bee was Kaitlyn Daigle, a fifth grader at Prairie Elementary School.