Pauza Magazine Summer 2014 | Page 23

pcv projects National Spelling Bee Arianne Williams - MAK 17 S pelling Bee: the phrase is instantly evocative. Polysyllabic words! Tense pauses! Grim judges! Excited children! Or more accurately terrified children, but that’s OK, because spelling bees are like roller coasters, and terror is part of the fun. You never know if you’re going to soar to new heights, or careen screaming off the