6-year-old
Virginia spelling bee champ poised to compete in national contest
Published March 12, 2012
Lori Ann Madison, a 6-year-old from Woodbridge, Va., is poised to
compete in the Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee after being crowned the
34th Prince William County Spelling Bee champion on Friday.
A 6-year-old Virginia girl
is on her way to the Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee after being crowned
the 34th Prince William County Spelling Bee
champion on Friday.
Lori Anne Madison, of
Woodbridge, Va., beat out 21 of the best spellers from elementary and middle
schools in Prince William County, Va., during the competition Friday at Mills
E. Godwin Middle School in Dale City.
"It's hard to put into
words really . . . but at the least I felt great," she told Fox affiliate
WTTG-TV in an interview.
"I was confident
because I have been in spelling bees with older kids before and I judge them by
who they are, not about age," she said.
Lori, who is home-schooled,
will travel with her parents to Washington, D.C., for the May 29 to June 1
Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, sponsored by the News & Messenger
newspaper and the Bel Air Woman's Club.
The girl said she credits
her memory and parents' help in spelling challenging words, like
"vaquero," the Spanish translation of cowboy, which is more commonly
used in Texas.
"My parents quiz me, I
read lists and I have a really good memory," she told the station.
