Eighth grader Nitya Kathiravan won the sixth annual Somerset County Spelling Bee Spectacular on March 5, hosted by the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ).
Second place went to Atharv Narvekar, a seventh grader from Montgomery Upper Middle School.
The winning word was Telamon, a noun, originally a Greek word that then passed into Latin, and is defined as a male figure used as a supporting column or pilaster.
Kathiravan will go on to compete in the Washington, D.C., national championship competition.
Bee Week 2022 will take place May 29-June 3 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
Left: Atharv Narvekar, Right: Nitya Kathiravan
Photo Credit by Somerset county Library.
Here is a full list of the spellers who competed:
- Ishan Bala, Grade 6, Auten Road Intermediate School, Hillsborough
- Alec Cholewicki, Grade 4, Bayberry School, Watchung
- Emilio Caballero, Grade 4, Bradley Gardens Elementary School, Bridgewater
- John Dugan, Grade 6, Branchburg Central Middle School, Branchburg
- Meghana Indupuru, Grade 5, Cedar Hill Preparatory School, Somerset
- Marcus Vergara, Grade 8, Central Jersey College Prep Middle School, Somerset
- Anaya Ghate, Grade 4, Crim Elementary School, Bridgewater
- Rubyann Dezuzio, Grade 3, Hamilton Elementary School, Bridgewater
- Arkith Cherukmilli, Grade 6, Montgomery Lower Middle School, Skillman
- Atharv Narvekar, Grade 7, Montgomery Upper Middle School, Skillman
- Nitya Kathiravan, Grade 8, Rutgers Preparatory School, Somerset
- Sophia Crum, Grade 6, School Of Saint Elizabeth, Bernardsville
- Wajeeha Amir, Grade 6, Somerset Intermediate School, North Plainfield
- Tingting Luo, Grade 8, The Pingry School, Basking Ridge
- Arvin Kutty, Grade 5, Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School, Somerset
- Isha Gidwani, Grade 6, Valley View School, Watchung
- Christian Eason, Grade 4, West End School, North Plainfield
- Aaron Paul, Grade 5, Eisenhower Intermediate School, Bridgewater
- Claire Kipila, Grade 4, Van Holten Elementary School, Bridgewater
- Ethan Chibwe, Grade 8, Warren Middle School, Warren
The event was presented, judged, and hosted by Somerset County commissioners, Library commissioners, and SCLSNJ staff including Melonie Marano, Somerset County commission deputy director; Joan Pritchard, Somerset County library commission; Shanel Y. Robinson, Somerset County commission director; Brian Auger, county library administrator; Paul Drake, Somerset County commission; and Douglas Singleterry, Somerset County commission.
Credit: Somerset County Library.
Somerset County Eighth Grader is a Spectacular Speller, 6th Annual Bee Winner
