A Somers, Connecticut teen is competing in the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Over the last year and a half, Julia collected items to fill more than 250 bags for homeless shelters, according to the Scripps media guide.
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The preliminaries begin Tuesday and the finals air live at 8 p.m. Thursday night.
Get information on how to watch here.
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