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The Native Son Spelling Bee is accepting entries for its fifth annual competition.

The spelling bee is open to all Clark County third- and fourth-graders, and was created to honor the late educator and community activist Sam Smith, who owned a West Las Vegas bookstore known as Native Son.

Students will compete for a $1,000 grand prize for each grade. The competition will include a pre-qualification round on Jan. 12 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Democracy Prep Academy. The spelling bee will be held on March 2 at the West Las Vegas Library.

To register, visit http://www.nativesonspellingbee.com. For more information, contact Kelcey West at 702-860-6638.

Contact Amelia Pak-Harvey at apak-harvey@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4630. Follow @AmeliaPakHarvey on Twitter.

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