Topic: Nupur Lala

Spelling bee winner part of Indian-American streak

AP Features - 617 days ago
Shantanu Srivatsa and Anamika Veeramani sat nervously, side by side on stage.Once again, an Indian-American was going to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It was just a matter of what word and what time on Friday.Shantanu, 13, an eighth-grader ...

Ohio teen wins Scripps National Spelling Bee

AP Features - 617 days ago
Fourteen-year-old Anamika Veeramani (AHN'-uh-MEEK'-ah VEER'-ah-MAHN'-ee) of North Royalton, Ohio, has won the National Spelling Bee.Anamika spelled the medical word "stromuhr" to capture the top prize Friday night. She receives more than $40,000 in cash and prizes ...

C-O-I-N-C-I-D-E-N-C-E? Spellers united by dreams

AP News - 992 days ago
Top spellers at national bee united by medical dreams _ and heritageThe reigning national spelling champion is a 14-year-old kid whose one-liners kept everyone laughing a year ago. " Sidharth's mother, Sunita, said with a shrug and a laugh.Those who follow ...