Jennifer Mong: Zhongtian Wang

Mignon Tsai Dept: Twelve-year-olds Mignon Tsai of Abbotsford and Jennifer Mong of St. John's, are among 50 competitors to go on to the semifinals following two days of tense competition, according to CBC. In Round 2 of the spelling bee on Wednesday, Mong spelled "limousine" correctly, Tsai aced "hyacinth" but Wang got a tough one "issei," a word for a Japanese immigrant. The audience applauded in relief when she nailed it and two Canadian schoolgirls one from B.C. and another from Newfoundland and Labrador have advanced to the semifinals of the famous Scripps National Spelling Bee. Zhongtian Wang, 11, of Windsor, Ont., was eliminated. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.