All eyes are on Christina Gambino as she competes in the spelling bee at Giles School in Norridge. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
Anna Przeporia reacts after hearing her word during the spelling bee at Giles School in Norridge. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
Dominic Maurello ponders his next word during the spelling bee at Giles School in Norridge. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
Bailey Wagner realizes he will finish 2nd, not 1st, in the spelling bee at Giles School in Norridge. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
Christina Gambino is watched as she competes in the spelling bee at Giles School in Norridge on Thursday, January 24, 2013. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
Dominic Maurello thinks about a word during the spelling bee at Giles School in Norridge on Thursday, January 24, 2013. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
The spelling bee at Giles School in Norridge. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
The spelling bee at Giles School came down to Bailey Wagner and Michelle Kacmarczyk, who won. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
NORRIDGE — Automatic spelling-correction programs come in handy, but they cannot replace the value of knowing how to spell. … Read More