Local eighth-grader to compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee finals tonight

2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finalists (via Scripps National Spelling Bee/Twitter)
Arlington eighth-grader Charlotte Walsh will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee final after taking the semis by storm yesterday afternoon.
Fifty-six spellers from across the country — ages 9 to 14 — fought for a spot in the final. Only eleven remain.
Walsh advanced after correctly spelling “anilox,” a noun Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines as “a system of printing tha