Sixth grader wins Philadelphia regional spelling bee, heads to Scripps national competition

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Jayden Jiang, a sixth grader at Girard Academic Music Program, won the WHYY-Billy Penn Regional Philadelphia Spelling Bee on Saturday.

Jiang bested more than 40 students at WHYY headquarters in Philadelphia to take home the regional title for the third year in a row. He correctly spelled “merino,” followed by “mochi,” to win the contest…

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