National Spelling Bee Champions Say It Set Them up for Success: 'You Attain a Level of Mastery' Joanne Lagatta arrived at the University of Wisconsin in 1995 with a flawless academic record and an ...

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The bee winner in 1991 at age 13, Lagatta nonetheless struggled adjusting to life outside her rural hometown of Clintonville, Wisconsin — until she got a push from a professor who was a devoted ...

The bee winner in 1991 at age 13, Lagatta nonetheless struggled adjusting to life outside her rural hometown of Clintonville, Wisconsin — until she got a push from a professor who was a devoted ...