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The top three students in the 2018 Potter Jr. High School Spelling Bee are, from left, second place, Simon Snead; first place, Viviana Lasley and third place, Holly Pirk.
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Potter Jr. High spelling bee participant Perla Garcia listens carefully as her word is given by judges, Jan. 30.
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Potter Jr. High student Aniyah Henderson waits her turn in the final rounds of the spelling bee competition, Jan. 30. She finished fourth place in the spelling bee.
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Potter Jr. High students participate in the school's annual spelling bee, Jan. 30. After spelling words like coquelicot, vicissitudes and ichthysaurus, the first place winner goes on to compete in the San Diego County Spelling Bee
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Armando Corona waits among a group of empty chairs as the group of competing students thin's out during the Potter Jr. High Spelling Bee, Jan. 30. Corona went on to finish fifth place among his peers.
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McKenna Goodman waits her turn to spell a word during the Potter Jr. High Spelling Bee, Jan. 30.
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A Potter Jr. High School Spelling Bee judge holds up a green card signifying the correct spelling of a word during the competition.
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Melia Goodman stretches during a break in the spelling bee contest at Potter Jr. High Jan. 30.
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Potter Jr. High student Matthew Skimina stays focused while waiting to resume competition during a break at the school's annual spelling bee Jan. 30.
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