I presume you've heard the bad news. Vanya Shivashankar will not be at the Scripps Bee this year. She finished third at the Olathe regional. Alas. Plenty more tries left for her, of course. Next year she'll be as old as Kavya was on her first trip to the Bee. (Vanya did win the North-South Bee last year in her age group.)Also, for the first time (and as a benefit of the move to a larger facility), tickets are now on sale to attend all rounds at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center down the Potomac in National Harbor, MD.
Laura Newcombe won the Toronto regional again. Looks like Canada will send the top three spellers to Washington this year so she can return even if she doesn't win a mind-boggling third Canspell.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
EIGHTY-THREE DAYS TO GO: Our first Spelling Bee update of 2011, courtesy reader BeeFan:
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Hmm...I was just thinking this morning I should contact my old '89 cronies and see if we want to have a reunion in DC this year. Guess it's time to hop to it!
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