Statistic of the Day – Desis in Spelling Bee 2009 

OK, folks.

We’re back from our beer-induced siesta and lo, what do we find – 15 desi kids made it to the 2009 Spelling Bee semifinals

15 out of 31 desi kids who cleared the early rounds of 2009 Spelling Bee are now in the elite category of top-spellers in America.

The 15 desi kids who made it to the semifinals:

* Speller No. 19, Ramya Auroprem
Age, Grade: 13, Eighth Grade
School: Joaquin Miller Middle School, San Jose, CA
Sponsor: San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA

* Speller No. 89, Aishwarya Pastapur
Age, Grade: 13, Eighth Grade
School: Glenwood Middle School, Chatham, Illinois
Sponsor: The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Illinois

* Speller No. 97, Vaibhav Vavilala
Age, Grade: 14, Eighth Grade
School: Creekside Middle School, Carmel, Indiana
Sponsor: The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana

* Speller No. 110, Kavya Shivashankar
Age, Grade: 13, Eighth Grade
School: California Trail Junior High School, Olathe, Kansas
Sponsor: The Olathe News, Olathe, Kansas

* Speller No. 139, Sidharth Chand
Age, Grade: 13, Eighth Grade
School: Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, Michigan
Sponsor: The Oakland Press, Pontiac, Michigan

* Speller No. 158, Tussah Heera
Age, Grade: 13, Eighth Grade
School: Home School, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sponsor:Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas, Nevada

* Speller No. 159, Avvinash Radakrishnan
Age, Grade: 13, Eighth Grade
School: Academy of Science & Design, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Sponsor: New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester, New Hampshire

* Speller No. 169, Sriram Hathwar
Age, Grade: 9, Third Grade
School: Chemung Valley Montessori School, Big Flats, New York
Sponsor: The Leader, Corning, NY

* Speller No. 170, Neetu Chandak
Age, Grade: 13, Seventh Grade
School: Seneca Falls Middle School, Seneca Falls, New York
Sponsor: Finger Lakes Times, Geneva, New York

* Speller No. 183, Siraj Sindhu
Age, Grade: 14, Eighth Grade
School: Case Middle School, Watertown , New York
Sponsor: Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York

* Speller No. 201, Anamika Veeramani
Age, Grade: 13, Seventh Grade
School: Incarnate Word Academy, Parma Heights, Ohio
Sponsor: The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio

* Speller No. 231, Sukanya Roy
Age, Grade: 12, Sixth Grade
School: Abington Heights Middle School, Newton Ransom, Pennsylvania
Sponsor: Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

* Speller No. 249, Akshay Raghuram
Age, Grade: 10, Sixth Grade
School: Bonham Middle School, Amarillo, Texas
Sponsor: Amarillo Globe-News, Amarillo, Texas

* Speller No. 251, Mouctika Paluri
Age, Grade: 13, Eighth Grade
School: Creek Valley Middle School, Carrollton, Texas
Sponsor: The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas

* Speller No. 255, Aditya Chemudupaty
Age, Grade: 12, Seventh Grade
School: Nolan Ryan Junior High School, Pearland, Texa
Sponsor: HoustonPBS, Houston, Texas

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