Kids & Family

Youngest National Spelling Bee Contestant from Woodbridge

Home-schooled girl headed to Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Local six-year-old Lori Anne Madison is headed to the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor. 

Lori Anne will compete in the first round of the national competition Tuesday, May 29 on a computer. Lori Anne won the Prince William County spelling bee Friday, March 9.

The Washington Post recently interviewed Lori Anne to profile a typical day in the life of a home-schooled spelling prodigy.

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