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Successful spellers

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Samantha Pope

Published: 11:00 AM April 27, 2014    Updated: 8:56 PM October 27, 2020
Backwell School pupils taking part in the spelling bee

Backwell School pupils taking part in the spelling bee - Credit: supplied

STUDENTS from Backwell School have reached the final of the National Foreign Language Spelling Bee.

Year seven pupils, Jack Kearney, Tim Leong and Callum Slade recently competed in the South West regional final.

After an excellent performance, Jack and Tim have made it to the national final in the French and Spanish categories.

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