Students Compete For Honors At National Spelling Bee
WASHINGTON - MAY 28: Competitor Sidharth Chand (2nd L) of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, covers up his face as (L-R) mother Sunita, brother Shrikant, and father Naresh look on after he misspelled the word "apodyterium" and was eliminated during round eight of the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition May 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Participants compete in the annual event to become the best speller of the year. In ancient Rome, an apodyterium was the main entry of the public baths. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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