SCRIPPS SPELLING BEE
Washington, D.C. — Speller #69, Michael Sun from American Samoa, correctly spelled "fougasse" Tuesday, during Round 2 at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
In French cuisine, fougasse is a type of bread typically associated with Provence but found (with variations) in other regions. Some versions...
![The winner of the 2018 Samoa News Spelling Bee with major sponsor representative — McDonald's American Samoa — Michael Sun of SPA- 1st place, and Carol Tautolo-Samuelu, GM of operations for McDonald's American Samoa. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Winner%20and%20Mccdon.jpg?itok=Qs86v76_ "The winner of the 2018 Samoa News Spelling Bee with major sponsor representative — McDonald's American Samoa — Michael Sun of SPA- 1st place, and Carol Tautolo-Samuelu, GM of operations for McDonald's American Samoa. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — South Pacific Academy 8th grader Michael Sun is the territory's top speller, after winning the 24th Annual Samoa News Territorial Spelling Bee yesterday by correctly spelling "joyous" in a nail-biting competition that went 24 rounds and included participation by 31...