Literacy celebrated as 7th-grader spells his way to victory

  •  South Habersham Middle School seventh grader Richard Navarro spelled "throttle" to win the Habersham County spelling bee.
     South Habersham Middle School seventh grader Richard Navarro spelled "throttle" to win the Habersham County spelling bee.
  • Habersham County Superintendent Matthew Cooper presents Richard Navarro with his trophy at the county spelling bee Wednesday morning.
    Habersham County Superintendent Matthew Cooper presents Richard Navarro with his trophy at the county spelling bee Wednesday morning.

       South Habersham Middle School seventh grader Richard Navarro couldn’t help but smile after learning he spelled the winning word “throttle” correctly.

       Navarro stood alone as th…

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