Bree Frye’s sixth try was the charm.
By the time the seventh grader reached the final rounds of the Flossmoor School District 161 spelling bee, the nerves that hit early on had settled. Six rounds later, Frye won the district title inside the Parker Junior High School gym at 2810 School St. in Flossmoor on Thursday night, Jan. 29.
“I was really nervous the first couple of rounds,” Frye said afterward. “But once people started…
