His word was knaidel (dumpling) - a Yiddish derived German word. "The German curse has turned into a German blessing," him and his brother said.
Congratulations to all spellers! This was a great Bee!
Second place goes to Pranav Sivakumar, third goes to Sriram Hathwar, fourth to Amber Born, Vanya Shivashankar and Vismaya Kharkar tied for fifth. Grace Remmer, Chetan Reddy, and Syamantak Payra tied for seventh. Christal Schermeister placed tenth, and Nikitha Chandran placed 11th.
We hope to see Vanya, Sriram, and Syamantak next year!
Now that the Bee is over, what will you do? Study, relax? Grace said she's going to practice her violin and viola more, and Arvind said he's going to study Physics!
What am I going to do? Summer Reading for AP Literature; Summer assignment for AP US History, planning to write a children's opera (the music, at least); choir recording; practice flute, piano and voice; compose and arrange music; coach my sister and young friends for the Bee (if I have time); study languages; go on several vacations; youth camp; definitely a lot more!
Here are the results:
http://public.spellingbee.com/public/results/2013/round_results
I'm signing off for the 2013 Bee now! See you next year (or in a few weeks).
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Congratulations, Vismaya!
She placed fifth! Great job, Vismaya and Utah!
Arvind just received dehnstufe - a German word, and he gets it. He received Jugendstil and misspelled it in 2011, and schwannoma in 2012 and misspelled it, too.
Could co-champions happen tonight? Possibly. Three remain: Arvind, Pranav, and Sriram (who was first eight when he came in 2008).
Good luck to these three!
Arvind just received dehnstufe - a German word, and he gets it. He received Jugendstil and misspelled it in 2011, and schwannoma in 2012 and misspelled it, too.
Could co-champions happen tonight? Possibly. Three remain: Arvind, Pranav, and Sriram (who was first eight when he came in 2008).
Good luck to these three!
Watch the Championship Finals Tonight!
http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/id/886773/2013-scripps-national-spelling-bee-finals
Good luck, spellers! Maybe my sister will come next year and the year after, I hope!
Good luck, spellers! Maybe my sister will come next year and the year after, I hope!
And Here are Your Championship Finalists!
http://public.spellingbee.com/public/results/2013/finishers/html
And for Utah: This is the first time in the Bee's History that a speller from Utah makes it to Championship Finals! Congratulations, Vismaya!
*In last year's championship finals
No. 39: Grace Remmer
No. 41: Christal Schermeister
No. 44 Nikitha Chandran
No. 64: Pranav Sivakumar
No. 91: Vanya Shivashankar
No. 115: Amber Born
No. 156: Sriram Hathwar
No. 163: Arvind Mahankali*
No. 238: Chetan Reddy
No. 242: Syamantak Payra
No. 256: Vismaya Kharkar
Congratulations to all spellers, and good luck to the spellers tonight!
I have to go and study for a test tomorrow now.
And for Utah: This is the first time in the Bee's History that a speller from Utah makes it to Championship Finals! Congratulations, Vismaya!
*In last year's championship finals
No. 39: Grace Remmer
No. 41: Christal Schermeister
No. 44 Nikitha Chandran
No. 64: Pranav Sivakumar
No. 91: Vanya Shivashankar
No. 115: Amber Born
No. 156: Sriram Hathwar
No. 163: Arvind Mahankali*
No. 238: Chetan Reddy
No. 242: Syamantak Payra
No. 256: Vismaya Kharkar
Congratulations to all spellers, and good luck to the spellers tonight!
I have to go and study for a test tomorrow now.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Vismaya Made it to Semifinals!
Vismaya Kharkar, the speller from Salt Lake, has done it again! She made it to semifinals! This is her last year, and she tied for tenth last year! Who knows? Maybe Utah will have their first champion, but there are also other spellers to look out for.
All these spellers are fourth and fifth timers at the Bee!
All these spellers are fourth and fifth timers at the Bee!
Then we also have other spellers:
91 Vanya Shivashankar - the sister of the 2009 Champion, Kavya Shivashankar, who is at the Bee for her third time!
The computer-based test was today, and there were twelve spelling words and twelve vocabulary words (one point per word for both), again. Then the speller received two vocabulary words, again (3 points each).
Tomorrow: In Rounds 5 and 6, if the speller spells his/her word correctly he/she receives 3-points per round. If the word is misspelled, the speller is out. The spellers will have to meet a certain score to make it to the Championship Finals...
Good luck to all!
Tomorrow: In Rounds 5 and 6, if the speller spells his/her word correctly he/she receives 3-points per round. If the word is misspelled, the speller is out. The spellers will have to meet a certain score to make it to the Championship Finals...
Good luck to all!
*Update* Semifinalists
Another speller has been added to the list of Semifinalists. The Semifinalists haven't been posted yet, but they will come soon! But for sure we know Speller #44 advanced to the next round! Her name is Nikitha Chandran! Good luck!
Semifinalists will Be Announced Soon
We must be patient. 41 only made it! Let's cheer them/you on!
You can track who is still in and who was eliminated.
http://www.abc15.com/generic/news/KNXV-Spelling-Bee-Map-2013
Good luck!
You can track who is still in and who was eliminated.
http://www.abc15.com/generic/news/KNXV-Spelling-Bee-Map-2013
Good luck!
The Official Bee Blog
http://spellingbee.com/bee-blog
So many interesting things have happened already. For example on speller got realschule (German secondary school) - a word one speller got back in 2011 then got it again this year.
I can't post much, since I'm at school, but I'm in a class that I have all my lessons finished with.
Good luck spellers! This is going to be a great week!
So many interesting things have happened already. For example on speller got realschule (German secondary school) - a word one speller got back in 2011 then got it again this year.
I can't post much, since I'm at school, but I'm in a class that I have all my lessons finished with.
Good luck spellers! This is going to be a great week!
Results
The Bee is great so far, but I can't watch for long. I'll watch the replays when I get home from school after homework and after my school's music concert.
http://public.spellingbee.com/public/results/2013/round_results/summary/2
http://public.spellingbee.com/public/results/2013/round_results/summary/2
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
"Keep Calm and Spell On"
Tomorrow, you will be facing the lights, cameras, and audience tomorrow, but do not worry. All you need to do is block out all the distractions around you, and focus on the word. Make sure you look presentable and clean, because you will be in front of the cameras. Do not bite your nails, run your fingers through your hair, etc.
When you get your word, make sure you ask the questions you can ask. This year, if you misspell in Round 2 or 3, you will be eliminated from the Bee. The top maximum fifty spellers will move on to semifinals. The total score is 36 (from the test), and when no more than fifty spellers are announced, the others will be eliminated.
The rules have changed since last year: If you misspell a word, the bell will not ring, but Dr. Bailly will provide the correct spelling for you. Each word spelled correctly in these rounds are three points.
No more than fifty spellers will be named semifinalists.
http://spellingbee.com/contest-rules
Good luck!
When you get your word, make sure you ask the questions you can ask. This year, if you misspell in Round 2 or 3, you will be eliminated from the Bee. The top maximum fifty spellers will move on to semifinals. The total score is 36 (from the test), and when no more than fifty spellers are announced, the others will be eliminated.
The rules have changed since last year: If you misspell a word, the bell will not ring, but Dr. Bailly will provide the correct spelling for you. Each word spelled correctly in these rounds are three points.
No more than fifty spellers will be named semifinalists.
http://spellingbee.com/contest-rules
Good luck!
For the Anonymous Commenters on My Blog
I have not looked back on a lot of those "old" posts for a long time; they really do contain a lot of words that were used at the Bee in the past and many that will be used at the Bee in the future!
I should go back to checking on those posts, because they contain a lot of valuable information!
I should go back to checking on those posts, because they contain a lot of valuable information!
Bee Week Has Begun
Spellers arrived on Sunday, they had a barbecue yesterday, and today: The test!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fSGNWpTc7M&list=UUtpiMsm_CVuUfFnKkGwLM4w&index=2
The oral rounds begin tomorrow. By Thursday, we'll have a new champion! Good luck, spellers!
Spell with Your Dream. Spell with Your Heart! Spell with Your Love!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Bee is Almost Here!/Vocabulary Test/How the Bee Affected My Future
I am sorry for being extremely busy. There was a lot of AP testing and finals these last few weeks, and I have not been able to post anything lately.
There has been so much exhilaration in the air! I believe the spellers begin to arrive in Washington, D.C. this Sunday! I don't think I will be able to post much until Tuesday since I will be at my cousin's graduation, so I will be out of town.
So many of you already know I am from Utah, and two of the three spellers are headed back to nationals for their third time. This is the first time Utah has had two spellers go to D.C. for the Bee three times in a row.
Vismaya Kharkar tied for tenth last year and was one round off of making it to championship finals. The other returning Utah speller is Jared Ward.
http://public.spellingbee.com/public/spellers/speller_roster?action=update&state=UT
Two spellers have siblings who won the National Spelling Bee: Vanya Shivashankar (whose sister, Kavya, won in 2009) and Ashwin Veeramani (whose sister, Anamika, won in 2010).
Vocabulary Test
The stakes have risen. Back in 2002, the Bee added a written spelling test (it was computerized in 2008, written in 2011, then back to computerized in 2012), but now the Bee has added a vocabulary test. This will test the spellers about their knowledge of the meanings of words. The Bee is about learning, better spelling, better English skills, and increasing vocabulary. Before, you could know the spelling of a word without knowing its definition. Preliminaries and semifinals will now include vocabulary tests.
How the Bee Affected My Future
I remember how difficult it was for me to let go of the Bee. Let's say it took me more than a year. During my years of the Bee, my vocabulary, study, time management, dedication, communication, language skills, and more had improved. In my choir we sing in many different languages, and I realized that it has become easier for me to sing in those languages because of the etymology patterns I learned from the Bee. In school, my test scores improved a lot. I find myself taking better notes, and I have time to do many activities because of time management. I learned so much that I will never forget!
Good luck to all the spellers! Spell with your Dream; Spell with your Heart; Spell with your Love.
There has been so much exhilaration in the air! I believe the spellers begin to arrive in Washington, D.C. this Sunday! I don't think I will be able to post much until Tuesday since I will be at my cousin's graduation, so I will be out of town.
So many of you already know I am from Utah, and two of the three spellers are headed back to nationals for their third time. This is the first time Utah has had two spellers go to D.C. for the Bee three times in a row.
Vismaya Kharkar tied for tenth last year and was one round off of making it to championship finals. The other returning Utah speller is Jared Ward.
http://public.spellingbee.com/public/spellers/speller_roster?action=update&state=UT
Two spellers have siblings who won the National Spelling Bee: Vanya Shivashankar (whose sister, Kavya, won in 2009) and Ashwin Veeramani (whose sister, Anamika, won in 2010).
Vocabulary Test
The stakes have risen. Back in 2002, the Bee added a written spelling test (it was computerized in 2008, written in 2011, then back to computerized in 2012), but now the Bee has added a vocabulary test. This will test the spellers about their knowledge of the meanings of words. The Bee is about learning, better spelling, better English skills, and increasing vocabulary. Before, you could know the spelling of a word without knowing its definition. Preliminaries and semifinals will now include vocabulary tests.
How the Bee Affected My Future
I remember how difficult it was for me to let go of the Bee. Let's say it took me more than a year. During my years of the Bee, my vocabulary, study, time management, dedication, communication, language skills, and more had improved. In my choir we sing in many different languages, and I realized that it has become easier for me to sing in those languages because of the etymology patterns I learned from the Bee. In school, my test scores improved a lot. I find myself taking better notes, and I have time to do many activities because of time management. I learned so much that I will never forget!
Good luck to all the spellers! Spell with your Dream; Spell with your Heart; Spell with your Love.
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