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Axios
3 days ago
- General
- Axios
One of the world's longest words is a Georgia spelling bee wiz's favorite
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg — The favorite word of Sara Daoud, a seventh-grade student from Columbia County, who is one of two students representing Georgia at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week. Driving the news: Daoud and Sarv Dharavane, a DeKalb County fifth-grader, traveled to Maryland to challenge 241 other students in the spelling bee. After a courageous effort, Daoud was eliminated in the seventh round on Wednesday after misspelling " spirketing." Dharavane remains in the fight. Zoom out: The finals start tonight at 8pm and can be viewed on the Ion network. Fun fact: More commonly known as Lake Webster, Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is located in Massachusetts. According to the Webster Lake Association, the name translates roughly to ""English knifemen and Nipmuc Indians at the Border or Neutral Fishing Place" or "Englishmen at Manchaug at the Fishing Place at the Boundary." The intrigue: The name has various spellings — the version on Daoud's spelling bee profile page includes four extra letters. The spelling used above is the most commonly accepted.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Scripps National Spelling Bee: Meet the 2 Georgia students competing
Two students from Georgia will compete in next week's Scripps National Spelling Bee. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Sarv Dharavane, an 11-year-old fifth grader, attends Austin Elementary School in DeKalb County. He competed in last year's spelling bee and tied for 22nd place. Sara Daoud, a 12-year-old seventh grader, attends Greenbrier Middle School in Columbia County. Sarv and Sara finished as the winners and runner-ups respectively in the Georgia Association of Educators spelling bee. They will now compete with 241 of the country's top young spellers in Maryland. The Scripps National Spelling Bee starting May 27 with the preliminary rounds. Finals conclude on May 29. TRENDING STORIES: Milton High School's girls tennis team fans are seeing double (and double, and double, and double) Perfect attendance! Westlake High School graduate never missed a day of school All-girls robotics team from Atlanta makes its mark [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
11-year-old DeKalb student headed to national spelling bee for 2nd time
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - An 11-year-old DeKalb County student is once again preparing to represent Georgia on the national stage, after clinching the top spot in the state spelling competition. What we know Sarv Dharavane, a student at Austin Elementary, won the Georgia Association of Educators State Spelling Bee, earning a return trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May. It was a standout moment for the young speller, whose final word sealed his victory and guaranteed another shot at the national title. Joining him at the national competition will be 12-year-old runner-up Sara Daoud. Both students will represent Georgia among the nation's top young spellers. What's next Sarv made it to the semifinals in last year's national competition. This time around, he hopes to go even further.
