BY A STAFF REPORTER
LOS ANGELES, CA - MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee began its 12-city tour June 11 with the first two events in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. 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 the Los Angeles regional the...
LOS ANGELES, CA - MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee began its 12-city tour June 11 with the first two events in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. 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 the Los Angeles regional the...
winners were: Ananya Vinay of Fresno who was the Champion; Emaad Sohail of Bakersfield,1st Runner-Up; and Kiran Deepala of Temecula, 2nd Runner-Up.
In the Bay Area regional the winners were: Rutvik Gandhasri of San Jose, Champion; Rishik Gandhasri of San Jose, 1st Runner-Up; and Aaryan Shah of Fremont,2nd Runner-Up. The event is open to children of South Asian descent up to 14 years of age. It will give South Asian children a chance to test their spelling skills in their core peer group.
Organized by Touchdown Media Inc., the 2016 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee will be conducted in 12 locations across the US. The remaining regional level events will be held in, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Seattle, Atlanta, Charlotte, Washington, D.C. Metro, New Jersey, New York and Boston. All events will be free to attend and open to the public. Accra, Ghana was announced as the 13th center from where spellers of South Asian descent will qualify for the finals. The top two spellers of each regional competition will advance to the finals to be held in New Jersey in August. Similar to previous years MetLife has once again funded the $10,000 champion’s grand prize that will be awarded to the winner at the finals.
In the Bay Area regional the winners were: Rutvik Gandhasri of San Jose, Champion; Rishik Gandhasri of San Jose, 1st Runner-Up; and Aaryan Shah of Fremont,2nd Runner-Up. The event is open to children of South Asian descent up to 14 years of age. It will give South Asian children a chance to test their spelling skills in their core peer group.
Organized by Touchdown Media Inc., the 2016 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee will be conducted in 12 locations across the US. The remaining regional level events will be held in, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Seattle, Atlanta, Charlotte, Washington, D.C. Metro, New Jersey, New York and Boston. All events will be free to attend and open to the public. Accra, Ghana was announced as the 13th center from where spellers of South Asian descent will qualify for the finals. The top two spellers of each regional competition will advance to the finals to be held in New Jersey in August. Similar to previous years MetLife has once again funded the $10,000 champion’s grand prize that will be awarded to the winner at the finals.
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