Eleven-year-old Taevion Morgan today won the 2023 Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee competition.

The deCarteret College student took the top prize after successfully spelling H-E-B-D-O-M-A-D-A-L on the first try.

Hebdomadal is a term used to describe something that happens or takes place once a week or every week.

Morgan was all smiles on being crowned national champion.

Ardenne High's Johnathan Bailey placed second.

The Spelling Bee is Jamaica's longest-running educational competition.

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