NEW YORK,NY-Indian-American students continued their dominance at the prestigious national bee competitions with seven out of 10 finalists vying for this year’s National Geographic Bee championship. The final round will be held on May 25 in Washington at the National Geographic Society and will judge the candidates on their knowledge of geography. Ten students, from a field of 54 state-level champions who took part in...
the preliminary rounds, made it to the final round, and of these seven are Indian-Americans. The seven finalists are Pranay Varada of Texas, Saketh Jonnalagadda of Massachusetts, Ashwin Sivakumar of Oregon, Kapil Nathan of Alabama, Rishi Nair of Florida, Rishi Kumar of Maryland and Samanyu Dixit of North Carolina.
The preliminary round of the 28th annual National Geographic Bee contest was held on May 23. The 10 finalists will compete for the title which includes $ 50,000 in college scholarship and lifetime membership of the National Geographic Society among other rewards. Second and third-place winners will receive $ 25,000 and $ 10,000 college scholarships respectively.
The spelling bee competition has produced Indian-American champions for eight consecutive years, and 13 of the past 17, a run that began in 1999.(PTI)
The preliminary round of the 28th annual National Geographic Bee contest was held on May 23. The 10 finalists will compete for the title which includes $ 50,000 in college scholarship and lifetime membership of the National Geographic Society among other rewards. Second and third-place winners will receive $ 25,000 and $ 10,000 college scholarships respectively.
The spelling bee competition has produced Indian-American champions for eight consecutive years, and 13 of the past 17, a run that began in 1999.(PTI)
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