Rhea Mascarenhas celebrates her second-place finish at the Third Annual Diamond City Regional Spelling Bee. Submitted photo

Rhea Mascarenhas celebrates her second-place finish at the Third Annual Diamond City Regional Spelling Bee.

Submitted photo

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Winning the Saint Jude School Spelling Bee wasn’t enough for Rhea Mascarenhas. She had her sights set a bit higher.

Mascarenhas, who has been a top speller for the past several years at Saint Jude, qualified and took part in the Third Annual Diamond City Regional Spelling Bee held March 12.

Rhea, a seventh grade student at Saint Jude School, took second place out of 78 participants.