Joel Chandler's championship word, "relentless," was rather appropriate for his performance in the Cloverleaf Spelling Competition in St. Joseph, Michigan. The eighth-grader at Grace Christian School said being a visual learner helped him to prepare for the final competition involving 47 other spellers. The Herald Palladium is the sponsor and coordinator of the two-county regional spelling bee. 

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