![Contestants, including Antonio Flores, Valley View Middle School (middle, #112), waited for their turn to compete in the opening round of the Seven County Metro Area Regional Spelling Bee.] JIM GEHRZ•jgehrz@startribune.com (JIM GEHRZ/STAR TRIBUNE) / March 2, 2012 / 11:30 AM Minneapolis, MN- BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Middle and junior high school students gathered at Hoversten Chapel on the Augsburg College campus to compete in the Seven County Metro Area Regional Spelling Bee. The winner ad](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/KHAV74KIZIYGE5RCNM6EWCOH3Y.jpg?&w=1080)
Antonio Flores of Edina's Valley View Middle School, center, rested his head before straining his brain as contestants waited to compete Saturday in the Seven County Metro Area Regional Spelling Bee held at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. Jacob Lahti, 13, of Parkview Center School in Roseville, won on the words "mobiliary" and "Rembrandt." He advances to the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
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