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Hofstra LI Regional Spelling Bee date set for Feb. 24

Originally published: February 16, 2013 6:28 PM
Updated: February 16, 2013 7:12 PM
By JOIE TYRRELL  joie.tyrrell@newsday.com

Naman Shakrani, 10 and a student at W.

Photo credit: MCT | Naman Shakrani, 10 and a student at W. Tresper Clarke Middle School in Westbury, competes in round two of the preliminaries of the 84th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Maryland. (June 1, 2011)

The Long Island Regional Spelling Bee, which was canceled earlier this month in the aftermath of the blizzard, has been rescheduled for next Sunday at Hofstra University.

Students in grades 4-8 from 103 schools across Long Island will compete.

Hofstra University's Carole Clark Papper, a professor of writing studies and composition, will serve as head judge and moderator. The bee will...

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