Hilliard student breaks into National Spelling Bee finals
A Hilliard student knocked out the competition in the preliminary rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee after spelling some tricky words, like tempeh and gryllus and is now headed to the finals.
Lipika Narisetti, an eighth grader at Hilliard Heritage Middle School, placed 22nd at last year’s National Spelling Bee, and has a chance to top her own record this time around.
An avid violin player and a member of her school’s track team, Narisetti hopes to one day become a neurosurgeon.
For the chance to see Narisetti and other top spellers from around the nation, tune in to ESPN tonight at 8 p.m. to catch the conclusion of the final round.
Photo credit to Mark Bowen/Scripps National Spelling Bee
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5/25/16: National Spelling Bee welcomes three local students
Three local students are taking their knack for spelling to the national stage this summer at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Lipika Narisetti, 13, of Hilliard Heritage Middle School, Nilla Hunter Rajan, 11, of Bishop Flaget Catholic School and Gabriel Ennin, 12, of Toll Gate Middle School will be representing central Ohio.
Narisetti placed in the top 25 at the National Spelling Bee last year, and she hopes to do even better this time around.
Ohio has the most students out of any state competing on the national stage, 19 in total.
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