CHICAGO/SEATTLE – Continuing its quest for the best speller in the community, the 2015 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee) traveled to Chicago and Seattle this past weekend. With a huge turnout this year as well, the Bee attracted some top talent as well as young and new spellers that competed for the coveted prizes and titles. “In almost every city we are seeing a majority of new talent and fresh faces which is testimony to the fact...
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that this brain sport is close to the community,” said Rahul Walia, Founder - South Asian Spelling Bee. In the Chicago Regional, Sharanya Pastapur of Lake Zurich, IL was the regional champ, Shiv Dewan of North Canton, OH, was the first runner up, and Aniketh Nuthalapati of Buffalo Grove, IL, was second runner up. In Seattle, Ayush Noori of Issiquah, WA, was the regional champ and Susanne George of Redmond, WA, was first runner up while Anshita Saini of Bellevue, WA, was second runner up.
"MetLife is pleased to serve once again as the title sponsor of the South Asian Spelling Bee competition,” said Laurel Daring, assistant vice president, Communications, MetLife Premier Client Group. “This event allows youth from across the country to test their spelling skills in a national forum and helps them gain a better understanding of how much they can achieve through hard work and dedication. For MetLife, it also underscores our commitment to serving and giving back to the South Asian community.”
"MetLife is pleased to serve once again as the title sponsor of the South Asian Spelling Bee competition,” said Laurel Daring, assistant vice president, Communications, MetLife Premier Client Group. “This event allows youth from across the country to test their spelling skills in a national forum and helps them gain a better understanding of how much they can achieve through hard work and dedication. For MetLife, it also underscores our commitment to serving and giving back to the South Asian community.”
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