A student at Herbert Hoover Middle School in Potomac has advanced to the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Eighth grader Ananya Gautam, 14, participated in the virtual quarterfinals Tuesday as speller 32. She spelled the word “euphuism” correctly and answered the word meaning of “cartography” correctly, according to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. […]
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June 15, 2021 |
July 30, 2019 |
Meet Local National Spelling Bee Finalist Anson Cook
What does it take to be a finalist in the National Spelling Bee? According to Anson Cook, a rising ninth grader at Winston Churchill High School, it takes a lot of studying and a little luck. Cook should know as he was one of the final 50 contestants in the recent 92nd Scripps National Spelling […]
May 30, 2019 |
Cabin John Student Makes It to National Spelling Bee Finals
An eighth-grade student from Cabin John Middle School made it to the finals of the 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee. Anson Cook, 12, was one of the last 50 finalists standing in the spelling bee. This is the second year Cook competed in the bee. Cook was eliminated Thursday for misspelling the word “ergodic” (an […]
May 28, 2015 |
UPDATED: Clarksburg Middle Schooler Competes in National Spelling Bee
UPDATED, May 28, 5 p.m. – Raffae Aman Chowdhury of Clarksburg did not make it to the semifinal round in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. You can find a list of semifinalist here. ORIGINAL – He’s speller number 103. His name is Raffae Aman Chowdhury. He’s a sixth-grader at Rocky Hill Middle School in Clarksburg. He’s […]
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