Hereford Student Qualifies For National Spelling Bee

BALTIMORE (WJZ)—A Maryland student has qualified to attend the prestigious 89th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Rachel Rowe, an 8th grader at Hereford Middle School qualified after winning the 11th annual Baltimore Bee.

Rowe will compete against approximately 300 other students from across the nation and several other countries.

This year's National Bee will be held at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD, from May 22 – 27.

Televised rounds of competition will air on ESPN on May 25 and 26.

The last Hereford Middle student to compete was Robbie Palmisano in 2011.

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