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Seventh-grader, fifth-grader win Gainesville Schools district spelling bees
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Gainesville Middle School seventh-grader Rasmit Devkota smiles as he spells the winning word Friday, Feb 9, 2018 to win the Gainesville City Schools spelling bee. Seventh-grader Zephaniah Burton, right, was the contest runner-up. - photo by Scott Rogers
Surrounded by shelves full of books and standing in front of six rows of chairs, Rasmit Devkota spelled the word “ricochet” with ease. And just like that, on Friday afternoon, in the silence of the Gainesville Middle School library, Devkota beat out the other 30 contestants to win the Gainesville City School Spelling Bee on Friday afternoon.