Ramya Auroprem bowed out of the Spelling Bee 2009 finals a few minutes back. Our Tamil ponnu (girl) was felled by amarevole. * 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
Sidharth Chand and Neetu Chandak were knocked out of the Spelling Bee 2009 finals. Sidharth was felled by apodyterium while Neetu was stumped by derriengue. * 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. 170, Neetu […]
Desi girl Tussah Heera, a home-schooled desi girl from Las Vegas, has been knocked out of the Spelling Bee 2009 finals. Tussah Heera (Image: Spelling Bee) Tussah was tripped by the word herniorrhaphy. * Speller No. 158, Tussah Heera Age, Grade: 13, Eighth Grade School: Home School, Las Vegas, Nevada Sponsor:Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas, […]
Seven desis have made it to the Spelling Bee 2009 Finals. That is 7 out of a total of 11 finalists, folks. Desis account for a mere 0.67% of America’s population but a whopping 64% of the Spelling Bee 2009 finalists Here are the seven Indian American Spelling Bee 2009 finalists: * Speller No. 19, […]
Desis account for a mere 0.67% of America’s population but a whopping 37% of the Spelling Bee 2009 semifinalists. Related Stories: 15 Desis Make it to Spelling Bee 2009 Semifinals Desis Fare Well in Spelling Bee 2009 Early Rounds Sameer Mishra Wins Spelling Bee 2008
Statistic of the Day – Desis in Spelling Bee 2009Â 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 […]