20170320 - LCJ LKCO Spelling Bee (hrb)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Patrick Kilcullen, 14, of Lindenhurst competes in the Lake County Final Spelling Bee Competition at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. Anmol Dash, 12, of Buffalo Grove reacts in the background.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Sharanya Pastapur, 13, of Lake Zurich is all smiles holding her 1st place trophy after winning the Lake County Final Spelling Bee Competition at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. Sharanya is a seventh grader at Lake Zurich Middle School-North.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Mia McLoughlin, 14, of Ingleside spells the word, haiku, during the Lake County Final Spelling Bee Competition at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. McLoughlin is an eighth grader at Gavin South Middle School in Ingleside.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Samara Woods, 13, of Round Lake spells the word, chutney, during the Lake County Final Spelling Bee Competition at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. Samara attends Round Lake Middle School.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Anmol Dash, 12, of Buffalo Grove says his prayers while waiting his turn to spell a word during the Lake County Final Spelling Bee Competition at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. Anmol attends Daniel Wright Junior High School in Lincolnshire.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Marilyn Yu, 13, of Libertyville spells out the word, diorama, on her hand as she gives her answer during the Lake County Final Spelling Bee Competition at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. Yu attends Oak Grove School in Libertyville.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Pronouncers Mrs. Jean Merzon and her husband, Melvin Merzon, of Buffalo Grove read words to the students to spell during the Lake County Final Spelling Bee Competition at the College of Lake County in Grayslake.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Lake County Final Spelling Bee winner Sharanya Pastapur (center) along with her sister Aishwarya Pastapur both of Lake Zurich watch assistant regional superintendent of schools Gary Pickens, of Grayslake fill out the Samuel Louis Sugarman Award for Sharanya at the College of Lake County in Grayslake.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Sharanya Pastapur, 13, of Lake Zurich (center) spells the word, hypochondria, as Marlene Schaff, 14,(left) of Lake Forest and Patrick Kilcullen listen during the Lake County Final Spelling Bee Competition at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. Pastapur won the event.