- Rebecca Sealfon
Rebecca Sealfon (born
July 8 ,1983 ) is aUnited States home schooled student primarily known for winning the1997 Scripps National Spelling Bee . She is one of the most well-known spelling bee winners, spelling her final word, "," by screaming out each letter.As she represented the "
New York Daily News ", the Daily News' entire front page the day after her triumph was a picture of Sealfon, arms raised in victory, with the headline "EUONYM!" The "New York Post ", a competitor to the "Daily News", also published a photograph of Sealfon but altered the photo to remove the 'New York Daily News' text and increase the size of the '140', her competition number, on the placard she was wearing, removing any indication her sponsorship was from the "Daily News". [cite web
last = David
first = Shenk
authorlink = David Shenk
title = Every Picture Can Tell a Lie
publisher = Wired
date =1997-10-20
url = http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1997/10/7815
accessdate = 2008-03-22 ]After receiving home schooling, she attended
Stuyvesant High School [cite web |url=http://www.nassauweekly.com/view_article.php?id=267 |title=C-O-O-K-I-N-G with Rebecca Sealfon From Spelling Bee to EEB |author=Hal Parker |coauthor=Ross Urken |date=2005-03-31 | [publisher=Nausau Weekly |accessdate=2007-11-02] andPrinceton University , where she majored inEcology andEvolutionary Biology . She is now a graduate student in the Department ofBiology atDuke University .ee also
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List of Scripps National Spelling Bee champions References
External links
*http://www.grrl.com/spellinggrrl.html
*http://www.home-school.com/Articles/phs19-rebeccasealfon.html
*http://www.cnn.com/US/9705/29/spelling.bee.final/
*http://www.nassauweekly.com/view_article.php?id=267
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