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Jacoby Creek Elementary fourth-grader Issac “Ike” Sperling spelled his way to victory at the 40th Annual Paulette Gilliam Humboldt County Spelling Bee last month, beating out the competition with the correct spelling of continuum. In a couple months, Ike will head to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Maryland where he will compete against 245 spellers from across the country. ¡Celebremos a Ike!
The spelling aficionado and his dad, Steven Sperling, celebrated the big win with our very own KHUM DJ Toby this week during his morning segment “KHUM Kids.” In their interview, Ike describes his surprise when he realized competitors wouldn’t be separated into age groups.
“I started panicking,” Ike said, adding that last month’s competition was his first spelling bee. “Later on during the competition, I asked twice if it was going to be 4th through 8th grade just to confirm.”
Asked how he prepared for the spelling bee, Ike offered a no-nonsense response: “It’s simple — two words: I read.”
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