BSS Student Amelia wins 3rd Place at Times-News Spelling Bee

What do the following words have in common?
embargo, graffiti, malihini, illuminati, insidious, cordovan, cynical, geranium, tarragon, nemesis, kuruma

..Give up? They are all correctly spelled words by our own Amelia Arcara-Burbridge, a sixth grader here at Blessed Sacrament School! What an amazing accomplishment and a great representative for us.

She made it 13 rounds to win 3rd place in the Times-News Spelling Bee on Thursday, February 9th, 2012. Amelia's hours of study and practice paid off. Congratulations, we are proud of you!

Photo:
http://thetimesnews.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=40176329&event=1412331&CategoryID=4166&picnum=2&move=B#Image

Article and video of competition:
http://www.thetimesnews.com/articles/last-52392-western-spelling.html