St. Johns County Girl is Now Three-Time Spelling Champ | News

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --  It was a battle of the brains Saturday as several students competed for the title of 2012 Regional Spelling Bee champ.

15 students from several counties took the stage at the library in downtown Jacksonville to spell some fairly difficult words.

Many of the students lasted several rounds but in the end, the winner was Grace Remmer from St. Johns County.  This is the third year in a row she's won.

The deciding word was "nutria".

"When I heard my final word I was so relieved that that was something I'd seen before," said Grace Remmer.

"I'm exceptionally proud and it's so rewarding when hard work pays off," said her mother Jennifer Remmer.

Grace will now go on to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee near Washington D.C.  Last year she placed 14th.  She'll take the all expense-paid trip once again to be there for Bee Week in May.