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Jan182020
PS 11 Qualifies at the Manhattan Spelling Bee!
Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 09:38PM
Could they BEE more amazing? Fifth graders Avery, Akshay and Annabel competed for four hours at the 2020 Manhattan Spelling Bee. Congratulations to Akshay who made it to the Top 10 and will represent PS 11 in the Citywide New York Daily News Spelling Bee in March. His winning word was OLIGARCHY. Annabel had a strong showing just missing the top ten by one round. They competed against 5th through 8th graders from 22 Manhattan elementary and middle schools, including Hunter College Elementary School, Hunter College High School, The Anderson School, Tag Young Scholars, NYC Lab MS, PS 33 Chelsea Prep, JHS 54 Booker T Washington, and PS 77 Lower Lab School, among others.
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