Thiruvananthapuram: Abhay R from St Thomas Residential School, Thriruvananthapuram, has emerged the winner of the Thiruvananthapuram round of the Spell Bee competition.
Thriruvananthapuram is one of the 30 cities in which such semi-finals were conducted. In the initial phase, an on-ground exercise was conducted across 10 schools in Thriruvananthapuram where children were given spelling tests. The top 15 scorers from each school then competed in the city finals round. The top performers from the city finals then competed in the semi-final stage of the competition.
The culmination of Classmate Spell Bee Season 9 will see a competition between the top 16 scorers of the country to win the title of Classmate Spell Bee Season. The National Finals of the competition will be telecast on National Television on The Discovery Channel, Discovery Kids and Discovery Tamil.
The National Champion of Classmate Spell Bee Season 9 will win a prize of Rs 2 lakh and an opportunity to witness the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee with a parent in Washington in an all expenses paid trip.
Over, 30,000 students participated in the preliminary rounds held across 30 cities in the country. The preliminary rounds were held online.
