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Fri, May 30, 2008 - 11:05 AM

Fri, May 30, 2008 - 12:13 PM

After a streak of spellers leaving the stage, these kids are now on fire.

Ten in a row have spelled their words correctly.

-- Amy Dominello

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Josh Dawsey

Josh Dawsey competed in the 2004 National Spelling Bee and in 2005 and 2006 coached a group of spellers, including 2005 champion Anurag Kashyap and 2006 runner-up Saryn Hooks. Dawsey's group, "Speller Nation," was chronicled in the book American Bee and in various newspapers throughout the country. He hasn't had any involvement with the bee in the past two years, but he still avidly follows the proceedings and keeps in touch with many former and current spellers. He's currently a journalist for a local newspaper and will attend the University of South Carolina Honors College in the fall to study mass communications.

Amy Dominello

Amy Dominello (and yes, Dominello is spelled like it sounds) is a reporter for Media General and should probably not be anywhere near a spelling bee.
As an eight-year-old she was traumatized for life when she misspelled the word "mommy" in a spelling bee. In college, it took her three tries to pass a grammar test to get into journalism school.
Somehow, she still managed to snag a job where spelling and grammar count. And as she covers the National Spelling Bee, Amy will obviously have a great deal of empathy for those who struggle in the early rounds.

Neil Simon

Neil Simon is a senior multimedia reporter for Media General's Washington Bureau.
He can't remember if he ever competed in a spelling bee, but he likes finding misspelled street signs.
Neil moved to Washington from Albuquerque because it's much easier to spell Washington.

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