Monday, June 1, 2009
Kavya casts a spell
Persistence finally paid off for 13-year-old Kavya Shivashankar, the 2009 champion of the 82nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. The unassuming teen from Olathe, Kan., has been a three time Top 10 finisher in the contest since 2006 last year, she placed fourth. This year she became the ninth Indian American to win the bee.
Shivashankar was among 11 finalists at the contest that started out with 293 spellers – the largest number in its history. The tension was palpable at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., May 28 when only three contestants remained: Shivashankar, Aishwayra Pastapur of Springfield, Ill., and Tim Ruiter from Reston, Va.
Pastapur, the first of the three to be knocked out, misspelled "menhir" and departed teary eyed. She will receive $7,500 in prize money. Ruiter misspelled "maecenas," but remained calm.
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Shivashankar was among 11 finalists at the contest that started out with 293 spellers – the largest number in its history. The tension was palpable at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., May 28 when only three contestants remained: Shivashankar, Aishwayra Pastapur of Springfield, Ill., and Tim Ruiter from Reston, Va.
Pastapur, the first of the three to be knocked out, misspelled "menhir" and departed teary eyed. She will receive $7,500 in prize money. Ruiter misspelled "maecenas," but remained calm.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: contest, finalists, grand hyatt, indian american finalist, kavya shivashankar, National Spelling Bee, prize money, Scripps National Spelling Bee, winners
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