Jayden Jiang, Philly’s regional champion, learned something at this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, which wrapped up Thursday in Maryland — and it wasn’t about trying to spell out complex words.

“I want to do it again because I enjoyed this process and learned a lot throughout this journey,” Jiang, 11, who finished tied for 41st place after competing in seven rounds, told Billy Penn, “but the anxiety while on the stage was one thing I did not like.”

The semifinal-round finish for Jiang, a fifth-grader at Girard Academic Music Program , improved on his first appearance at the competition last year, where he finished in a tie for 60th.

“I think the tournament went pretty well for me this year. At least I did better than last year,” Jiang said. “I achieved the goals that I set for

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