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7th-grader wraps up a w-i-n.


CLINTON - By spelling it right, she got the whole enchilada. Sarah Perez, a seventh-grader at the Clinton Middle School, was the winner of the school's 6th annual Scripps SCRIPPS Cardiology A clinical trial–Scripps Coronary Radiation to Inhibit Proliferation Post Stenting  National Spelling Bee spelling bee
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A contest in which competitors are eliminated as they fail to spell a given word correctly. Also called spelldown.

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, held Wednesday at the school.

Sarah's winning word? "Enchilada."

As the first-place winner, she will go on to compete in the regional spelling bee on March 15 at the Sheraton Four Points in Leominster. The winner of that competition goes on to the national spelling bee, according to according to
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 Maureen O'Loughlin, a teacher and coordinator of the Clinton spelling bee.

The middle school spelling bee involved 25 students in Grades 5-8. The second-place winner was Christopher Nelson, a sixth-grader. Ben Parker Ben Parker may refer to:
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, a fifth-grader, won third place. The three winners received trophies and gift certificates to Barnes & Noble bookstores.

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CUTLINE: Sixth-grader Haley Gaughan takes her turn at the Wednesday's Clinton spelling bee.
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Date:Jan 19, 2007
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