Local spelling champ finishes 4th Pickerington teen survives round four of bee Carmel 8thgrader competes in national No errors yet for Columbus spellers at 5 Minnesotans this week's National Spelling Bee 1 2 local advances A 6YearOld is Going to The Scripps or AP Profiles the Littlest Tyrant [Kids These Days] Indianapolis her career good spirits Champ Crowned Bee's Youngest Ever San Diego girl talks about winning Comment on Extra g porwigle trips up Colorado teen's run Parker boy gets drosophila and cannelon right making him one 30 remaining California captures 14yearold wins from

National Spelling Bee down to 9 finalists The most experienced speller remaining in the National Spelling Bee breezed through most of two semifinal rounds with his usual confidence. But with one word separating him from his first time in the finals, he was flustered. National Spelling Bee finals begin The most experienced speller remaining in the National Spelling Bee breezed through most of two semifinal rounds with his usual confidence. But with one word separating him from his first time in the finals, he was flustered. Spelling bee champ studied with 30,000 flashcards created by dad Snigdha Nandipati won almost $40,000 in prize and scholarship money when the 14-year-old was crowned champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and she says she thinks she'll save it for college. Nine contestants to vie for National Spelling Bee championship WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine contestants for the Scripps National Spelling Bee survived preliminary rounds to make the final on Thursday, including a New York City 12-year-old who tied for third last year. The day started with fifty young spellers, aged 10 to 14, and was winnowed down to nine after contestants were tripped up by words such as "tendenz," a literary term and "polynee," a type of ... For spelling bee champ, anxious seconds before celebration began It was a monotonous, meticulous, somewhat awkward end to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. But a split second after the confetti finally fell, Snigdha Nandipati, of San Diego, had her brother in her arms. Snigdha Nandipati wins National Spelling Bee Snigdha Nadipati of San Diego clinched the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee title with the French word guetapens. Local spelling bee champ to do TV appearances before returning to school next week The Francis Parker School eighth-grader who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee will appear on several television shows before returning to San Diego to take final examinations and celebrate with classmates. How the National Spelling Bee got so insanely difficult Last night, 14-year-old Snigdha Nandipati won the Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling the word "guetapens," an obscure French word that describes a snare or a trap. This follows on other spellers taking stabs at words like schwarmerei (to be enthusiastic), ericeticolous (a "heathlike" habitat) and schwannoma (a type of tumor, obviously). Read full article >> 2012 Spelling Bee champ wins with 'guetapens' (+video) Snigdha Nandipati is the fifth Indian-American in a row to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 14-year old spelled 'guetapens,' which means ambush or trap. Spelling bee: Angst and cool The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a study in contrasts. There are adolescents consumed by angst – nervous breathing, eyes darting, minds that appear to teeter on breakdown as a monotone expert enunciates the challenge. And then there are the cool customers, offering easy laughter, a flip joke and even a smile as they await the judgment of the all-important bell. If it rings, their day is over ...
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