Homeschool student spells his way to Washington, D.C.
Andrew Ford is showered in confetti after winning Saturday's Inland Northwest Spelling Bee.
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Along with a trophy and a spot in Scripps National Spelling Bee — and bragging rights — Andrew also received $1000 from Idaho Character Foundation.
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Andrew Ford (right) and Gabriel Aguirre (left) will compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. in May.
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COEUR d’ALENE — Theosophy is a type of religious and philosophical system, but Saturday, that definition didn’t matter.
What mattered was the moment eighth grader Andrew Ford gave the correct spelling of the word, becoming this year’s champion of the Inland Northwest Spelling Bee.
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