UPDATE: St. John’s Prep Student’s Spelling Bee Journey Ends

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJON News) -- The spelling bee run for a St. John's Prep student has come to an end.

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8th Grader Emmaline Bushman was eliminated in the semifinals/7th round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday.

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The word "oxter" did her in. She incorrectly spelled the word o-c-h-s-t-e-r. Bushman finishes in a tie for 41st place in the 100th Annual Scripps Spelling Bee.  243 kids started the contest on Tuesday, with the finals on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

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