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Southampton 7th grader wins school spelling bee
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Damian Morales, a seventh grader at Southampton Intermediate School, took the top spot in the annual spelling bee
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Matthew Lesta, a sixth grader, came in second place
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37 students competed in the final round of the spelling bee
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The top-scoring student from each class moved on to the final schoolwide competition
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Morales will now have the opportunity to compete in the local round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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The article was published by Southampton Patch
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The spelling bee took place on January 19
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The final round followed classroom rounds held earlier in the week
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The results of the spelling bee were announced by the district
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