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  "description": "Oscar Quezada is among 247 elementary and middle school students competing in Washington. ",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-25T14:09:50.000Z",
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    "Oscar Quezada",
    "11 middle schoolers to compete in state civics beeThe winners chosen from four regional competitions will meet June 11 at Augustana University.South Dakota News WatchCarson Walker",
    "Yes, I will support the bee",
    "Share your thoughts on this story",
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  "textContent": "The student representing South Dakota in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington made it to the second round of this week's competition.\n\nOscar Quezada, who attends Challenge Center Elementary School in Sioux Falls, correctly spelled \"taoiseach\" in the first round but stumbled in the second, vocabulary round on \"protean.\"\n\nThe national bee finals will air live from 7-9 p.m. Central time on Thursday, May 28, on ION.\n\nOscar Quezada of Sioux Falls, S.D., representing Challenge Center at Robert Frost Elementary School, competes in the Preliminary Round of the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (Photo: Scripps National Spelling Bee)\n\nOscar won the 2026 South Dakota State Spelling Bee on Feb. 7 in the 19th round after correctly spelling \"arrearage.\"\n\nFor the second year, South Dakota News Watch and Dakota Wesleyan University sponsored the state competition, which was held at DWU. Financial support for Black Hills area students also came from the Independent Insurance Agents of Rapid City.\n\nThe top three finishers in the South Dakota State Spelling Bee, held Feb. 7, 2026, in Mitchell, S.D.: Pleroma Otang (2nd place), Oscar Quezada (1st place) and Ashika Gupta (3rd place). (Photo: Carson Walker/South Dakota News Watch)\n\nPleroma Otang, 11, a 6th grader from Brandon Valley Intermedia School, took second place at the state bee and Ashika Gupta, 13, an 8th grader from Dakota Valley Upper Elementary Middle School placed 3rd.\n\nOscar is among 247 elementary and middle school students from around the country who qualified to gather in Washington for the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee.\n\n11 middle schoolers to compete in state civics beeThe winners chosen from four regional competitions will meet June 11 at Augustana University.South Dakota News WatchCarson Walker\n\n****Do you value education?**** Please consider partnering with us by helping to cover the sponsorship costs at the link below to ensure the state competition continues.\n\n\n                            Yes, I will support the bee\n                        \n\nShare your thoughts on this story\n\n_**South Dakota News Watch** is an independent nonprofit. Read, donate and subscribe for free at _sdnewswatch.org_.**Contact CEO Carson Walker:** 605-610-9366/__carson.walker@sdnewswatch.org_ _._",
  "title": "South Dakota student makes it to 2nd round of national spelling bee",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-28T14:49:53.900Z"
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