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Cheyenne Davis: No. 1 in Cochise County
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| Champion speller: County spelling bee winner Cheyenne Davis successfully defended her title. (Thelma Grimes/Photo. |
St. David 7th-grader defendsspelling bee title
Thelma Grimes/San Pedro Valley News-Sun
After 17 grueling rounds, a smile spread across the face of St. David's Cheyenne Davis when the conductor said her word to spell to win the Cochise County Spelling Bee would be precocious.
"I knew the word right when he said it," a confident Davis said. "It was pretty exciting, I knew every word they said, because I studied pretty hard."
David nudged out Cody Nguyen in the 17th round when the San Simon eighth- grader couldn't spell "azimuth."
After the competition in Sierra Vista Feb. 20, Nguyen told reporters he had never heard of the word, and he had studied up to 50 words a day for the last month.
For Davis, winning isn't new. Davis won the county's bee for the second straight year. The seventh-grader beat out her sister in the school competition for a chance to become a repeat champion.
Despite being a good speller, Davis said she wasn't going to let the opportunity slip away. With help from her parents, she studied between one and three hours a night.
Davis said her mom made more than 100 flashcards with words and their definitions.
Now, she will be using those same study methods for an even bigger title. The county trophy and $100 reward are nice, but Davis said she wants to become the best speller in the state for competitors between fourth and eighth grades.
Last year, Davis barely missed the top 10, placing 11th in the competition.
"I really want to win it, and if I can't do that, I want to place higher than I did last year," she said.
Cheyenne's dad, Braden Davis, said while his daughter seems calm and collected on stage, he's a little more stressed out in the audience.
The proud father said there were several words during the competition that he would have misspelled, but his daughter was ready.
Cheyenne said despite what everyone believes, she is nervous. The secret in the end is listening to the words, visualizing the spelling and definition, and getting it right.
She will compete for the state title in Phoenix March 27.
Thelma Grimes/San Pedro Valley News-Sun
After 17 grueling rounds, a smile spread across the face of St. David's Cheyenne Davis when the conductor said her word to spell to win the Cochise County Spelling Bee would be precocious.
"I knew the word right when he said it," a confident Davis said. "It was pretty exciting, I knew every word they said, because I studied pretty hard."
David nudged out Cody Nguyen in the 17th round when the San Simon eighth- grader couldn't spell "azimuth."
After the competition in Sierra Vista Feb. 20, Nguyen told reporters he had never heard of the word, and he had studied up to 50 words a day for the last month.
For Davis, winning isn't new. Davis won the county's bee for the second straight year. The seventh-grader beat out her sister in the school competition for a chance to become a repeat champion.
Despite being a good speller, Davis said she wasn't going to let the opportunity slip away. With help from her parents, she studied between one and three hours a night.
Davis said her mom made more than 100 flashcards with words and their definitions.
Now, she will be using those same study methods for an even bigger title. The county trophy and $100 reward are nice, but Davis said she wants to become the best speller in the state for competitors between fourth and eighth grades.
Last year, Davis barely missed the top 10, placing 11th in the competition.
"I really want to win it, and if I can't do that, I want to place higher than I did last year," she said.
Cheyenne's dad, Braden Davis, said while his daughter seems calm and collected on stage, he's a little more stressed out in the audience.
The proud father said there were several words during the competition that he would have misspelled, but his daughter was ready.
Cheyenne said despite what everyone believes, she is nervous. The secret in the end is listening to the words, visualizing the spelling and definition, and getting it right.
She will compete for the state title in Phoenix March 27.
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