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Brookings teen to represent South Dakota at national spelling bee


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Participants in the 2025 South Dakota State Spelling Bee competed in Mitchell on Saturday, March 29. South Dakota News Watch photo.

By Carson Walker South Dakota News Watch MITCHELL, S.D. – Amanuel Gemechis, a 14-year-old student at George S. Mickelson Middle School in Brookings, w...

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