Paarth Tara plans to enjoy his second and last chance at the national finals. The eighth-grader from Woodlawn Middle School won with “protuberance.” This was the 25th Times-News Spelling Bee in Burlington, North Carolina. Tara says he plans to fit a little more fun into this year's trip to Washington, D.C. 

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