Tag Archives: Spelling

Merced City School District students took the top spots in the elementary and junior high Merced County spelling bee competitions, according to officials. Sixth-grader Nikhil Parikh from Sheehy Elementary and … Click to Continue »

Even in today’s world of autocorrect and emojis, there’s still something special about good old-fashioned spelling bees. Just ask the hundreds of thousands of viewers who are glued to their … Click to Continue »

Ananya Vinay got a warm “welcome home” Friday morning from her classmates and teachers at Fugman Elementary School. CHECK OUT THE FACEBOOK LIVE VIDEO The Scripps National Spelling Bee champion … Click to Continue »

Sixth grader Ananya Vinay went head to head with Oklahoma eighth grader Rohan Rajeev for 20 rounds in what was described as a marathon day that began more than 12 … Click to Continue »

Students from the Merced City School District “dominated” the 2016 Merced County Elementary and Junior High spelling bees, according to a statement from county education officials. In the elementary bee, … Click to Continue »

Merced County’s top spellers will face off next week at the 2016-17 Merced County Spelling Bees. About 100 students in fourth, fifth and sixth grades from 48 elementary schools will … Click to Continue »

  : A valley girl has been in Maryland impressing judges with her spelling know- how.  12 year old Sameera Hussain, a sixth grader at Westfield Elementary in Porterville correctly spelled "ikebana" in today’s preliminary round. Sameera got that word right, but sadly is not one of the 49 kids moving on …

Porterville’s Sameera Nasseem Hussain is in Maryland, ready to compete for a national spelling bee title.  The sixth grader at Westfield Elementary says she likes to play basketball, and enjoys math and biology.  One day she hopes to become a neurologist.  Preliminaries begin Wednesday morning.  The finals are Thursday. Good …