After 16 intense rounds, Clear Creek ISD has named the 2017 District Spelling Bee champion. Fourth grader Amelia Young of Goforth Elementary won the first place trophy and Fadhil Mohommad, a fourth grade student at Weber Elementary, took second. Young will advance to the Houston Public Media Spelling Bee which will be televised live on PBS April 1, 2017. The Houston Public Media Spelling Bee is the second largest in the country, with more than 1,000 schools from 42 Texas counties competing to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the nation's long-standing educational competition since 1925.
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