Congratulations to Anja Swoape, 12, who won the seven-county metro area regional Minnesota Scripps Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 14th by correctly spelling “gastralgia.”

The sixth-grader from Valley View Middle School in Edina was born in Germany and is fluent in French as a result of her education at Normandale French Immersion School.  Kikkerland Design sent all the spellers our pop-up booklights through the sponsoring law firm LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN who is sending the winning speller to the Scripps Spelling Bee in Washington DC.  Thank you for contacting us to participate in this exciting event!