Photos: Chugiak 7th-grader wins Alaska State Spelling Bee

Updated: March 30, 2018 Published: March 30, 2018

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Joshua Saylor, a seventh-grade student at Mirror Lake Middle School, reacts to winning the Alaska State Spelling Bee for the second year in a row after correctly spelling the word “pompier” in the 9th round in the Howard Rock Ballroom at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel & Spa on Thursday, March 29, 2018. (Bill Roth / ADN)

More than 140 students from around the state competed in the Alaska State Spelling Bee at the Sheraton Anchorage on Thursday.

Joshua Saylor, a seventh-grade student at Mirror Lake Middle School in Chugiak, became champion for the second year in a row after correctly spelling the word "pompier" in the ninth round.

Bill Roth

Bill Roth is a staff photojournalist at the Anchorage Daily News.

Photos: Chugiak 7th-grader wins Alaska State Spelling Bee

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