Reese Perry attends Washington Middle School, which is part of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, and right now he is spelling his face off at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington DC!

Reese is sponsored by the Evansville Courier and Press and before you take a look/listen to his interview with 14 News, understand that this soon-to-be 7th grader has already correctly spelled "trionychid."

Whatever THAT is.

(Actually, it's a type of turtle. I looked it up.)

Anyway, here's the interview:

 

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