National Spelling Bee champions reveal challenges, growing pains — and how the contest changed their lives: ‘Oh, I was never cool’
Joanne Lagatta arrived at the University of Wisconsin in 1995 with a flawless academic record and an achievement on her resumé that she didn’t like to talk about — but that no other undergrad on the sprawling Madison campus could claim: Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The bee winner in 1991 at age 13, Lagatta … Read more
