When the school announced that they would be having a Spell Bowl team Meg was the first one to sign up. I was glad that she chose to be a part of it. Brett and Cal had both been on academic super bowl teams in middle school, but Milford has never had one. Meg was able to talk Jacob and Jared into being a part of the team as well, so she had a fun group to work with. They met several times a week and Meg felt prepared.
The competition was tonight at Edgewood. Meg's team started off strong as they were tied for first after the second round. Unfortunately, they started to slide after that. The first two spellers earned twelve points for their team. The next five only managed to spell eight words right total. As Meg started the final round her team was in last. Meg pulled them out of the basement, however, spelling seven of her nine words correctly and moving them into 4th place.
It did not matter to me if they won tonight or not. I was so proud of all of the students for competing. Academics seem to take a backseat to sports. It was nice to have something that promotes education. I am especially proud of Meg. She took her role as team leader seriously and was able to be an important part of her squad.
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