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Viewfinder: The 20th Annual Spelling Bee

Photos of costumes, teams and big moments at the Reaching Heights Adult Community Spelling Bee in Cleveland Heights

Stephen Cutri, Neighbor
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Twenty-five teams competed in the 20th annual Reaching Heights Adult Community Spelling Bee on Tuesday at Cleveland Heights High School. Each team was made up of three members who decided on a spelling and announced it to a panel of three judges. The winner of the bee was OOPSALA (Orchestral Orthographers Publicly Support Annoyingly Lengthy Acronyms). Many teams wore outrageous outfits ranging from Cat in the Hat costumes to capes and masks to OOPSALA's name spelled in yellow letters all over their black shirts and pants.

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