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Gainesville Middle student earns a chance at spelling bee redemption

Gainesville Middle School's Emily Calderon-Mosqueda reacts after spelling the winning word Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 during the Gainesville City Schools district spelling bee at the Gainesville City School Board offices. - photo by Scott Rogers

0282019 SPELLING 1.jpg — Gainesville Middle School's Emily Calderon-Mosqueda reacts after spelling the winning word Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 during the Gainesville City Schools district spelling bee at the Gainesville City School Board offices. - photo by Scott Rogers

Emily Calderon-Mosqueda, eighth-grader at Gainesville Middle School, stood before her peers and a panel of judges, spelling out the words “haberdashery” and “eclair” with ease.