OXON HILL, Md. -- A boy from San Angelo, Texas is making history at the National Spelling Bee, despite misspelling a word. That's because he's just 6 years old. Akash Vukoti is the first first-grader ...
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — With the benefit of hindsight, Vikram Raju knows there was almost no chance he would win after being a runner-up in the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee. “The chances of ...
He's the first 6-year-old first-grader to ever grace the stage. — -- Akash Vukoti of San Angelo, Texas, may be the youngest contestant -- and the first first-grader -- ever to reach the Scripps ...
Joanne Lagatta arrived at the University of Wisconsin in 1995 with a flawless academic record and an achievement on her resumé that she didn’t like to talk about — but that no other undergrad on the ...
Here's proof that it pays to be good spellers. — -- Tonight, a member or two could be added to the National Spelling Bee Champions list, a special group that counts fewer than 100 members since ...
Spelling bees are an inherently bizzare, American creation. Obscure words, strange practice rituals, intense reactions - it's a bit stark, really to see kids under so much pressure in such a public ...
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