EDINBURG — Jie Laboriante walked up to the microphone and waited for the next word. “Scrivener,” said John Foreman, official pronouncer of the 34th Annual Regional Rio Grande Valley Spelling Bee. “Can you please repeat the word?” Laboriante asked as only one other student sat among the sea of numbered chairs behind her on the … Continue reading V-i-c-t-o-r-y: McAllen fifth-grader takes top prize at RGV Spelling Bee