Spelling champ beats the nerves, nails the words

  • Kyran Phasavong fails to hold back his excitement after winning the Habersham County Scripps Spelling Bee on Wednesday. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff
    Kyran Phasavong fails to hold back his excitement after winning the Habersham County Scripps Spelling Bee on Wednesday. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff
  • Runner-up Patrick Schupp – who was 2023’s champion – ponders his next letters carefully. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff
    Runner-up Patrick Schupp – who was 2023’s champion – ponders his next letters carefully. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff
   Both excitement and nerves were high on Wednesday as 8th grader Kyran Phasavong of North Habersham Middle School correctly spelled “serenity,” to win the Habersham County Scripps Spelling Bee.   …

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