The 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee is coming up and a 7th grade Oneonta Middle School girl will be heading to the competition in Washington, D.C. coming up in May.
The third time was not the charm for 14-year-old Melodie Loya of Bainbridge who was eliminated in the seventh round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The home-schooled student made it farther this year than in the last two years but she will be too old to compete in next year’s bee...