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Fruitvale Junior High student repeats as Kern County's Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion

John Eoh repeats as Kern County's Scripps Spelling Bee champion
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KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KERO) — John Eoh of Fruitvale Junior High School repeated as Kern County's Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion in 2022 on Monday.

Eoh also won in 2020. There wasn't a spelling bee held last year due to the pandemic.

This year's bee was held virtually.

The winning word was leviathan.

Hailey Fitch finished as runner up in the spelling bee.

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