One by one, students methodically spelled words like “trellis,” “apparatus,” “privatim” and “suet.” But on this day of phonetic feats and etymological excellence spanning more than three hours, it was Jason Khan of McAuliffe Middle School in the Los Alamitos Unified School District who would be crowned C-H-A-M-P. In round 28, he correctly sequenced the letters in “ankh” — it’s a symbol like a cross with a loop at the top — to win the Orange County Spelling Bee. And … Continue reading Los Alamitos student wins OC Spelling Bee, is headed to famed Scripps competition