Before I “officially” commence my first post, I suppose I should formally introduce myself. My name is Josephine Kao–I competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee for four years, from 2006-2009 (like Kavya). My highest placement was 13th place in 2008. During my spelling “career”, I was fortunate enough to be able to meet Kavya […]
Congratulations to Swetha Jasti! Swetha Jasti won the 2011 Olathe District Spelling Bee and will be representing The Olathe News at the national contest to be held in Virgina from May 31st to June 2nd 2011. We have known Swetha and her family for almost a decade and they are very good friends of ours. […]
I am very pleased to welcome Josephine Kao to the blog team! Josephine competed at the national spelling bee for four years, 2006-2009, the same years that I participated. After developing an acquaintance, we became fast friends. She has been a good friend of mine ever since we met at the bee. One of the many […]
Ever since sponsor bees officially started on February 1st, the feeling of bee fever seems to be escalating. The Jamaican national spelling champion was crowned just yesterday (http://gleaner-ja.com/gleaner/20110203/lead/lead1.html). What an exciting moment for Hanif Brown, who is one of the first to earn a spot to compete at the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee!! Jamaican […]