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Scripps National Spelling Bee

Awards & Recognition

Middle Schooler Wins Chester County Spelling Bee, Advances to National Championships

February 19, 2026

Downingtown Middle School student Yohaan Damani will represent Chester County at the nationwide level after his recent victory at the Chester County Spelling Bee, writes…
Awards & Recognition

Malvern Prep Graduate Is Oldest Living Spelling Bee Champion

June 3, 2024

William Cashore, a Malvern Prep graduate, is the oldest living spelling bee champion, and still remembers the winning word seven decades later, writes Jordan Greene…
Education

Eighth-Grader at Villa Maria Defends Her Crown in the Chester County Spelling Bee

March 4, 2019

Jordi De Jong, an eighth-grader at Villa Maria Academy, was the last contestant standing in this year’s Chester County Spelling Bee. Winning with the word…
Education

Seventh-Grader at Villa Maria Advances to Scripps National Spelling Bee

February 14, 2018

V-a-m-p-l-a-t-e. With those eight letters in that precise order, Jordi De Jong, a seventh-grader at Villa Maria Academy in Paoli, captured the crown at the…
Education

Forty Students Advance to Chester County Spelling Bee on Friday

February 8, 2018

Forty students have advanced to the 2018 Chester County Spelling Bee on Friday, February 9: Avon Grove Intermediate School: Aaditya Joshi Caln Elementary School: Daniella…
Culture

ESPN Hands Off College Football Coverage to Phoenixville Native

August 1, 2017

Phoenixville High School alum Kevin Negandhi just scored a career-highlighting promotion when ESPN passed him the anchor role for this fall’s ESPN College Football on…
Culture

Phoenixville Native, Host of National Spelling Bee Relates to Pressure Contestants Face

June 5, 2017

With an upbringing molded by Indian immigrants who came to America with nothing, Phoenixville native and ESPN broadcaster Kevin Negandhi can relate to the hard…
Community

As County’s Top Speller, Downingtown Middle-Schooler Advances to Scripps National Spelling Bee

February 27, 2017

“E-s-t-r-e-p-e.” With those seven letters in that precise order, Sid Sharma nabbed the championship title at the 2017 Chester County Spelling Bee. During the event,…
Community, Culture, Education

Aakash Narayan Triumphs at the Chester County Spelling Bee

February 9, 2016

After a tough championship battle at the 2016 Chester County Spelling Bee, Aakash Narayan emerged victorious as the last student left standing on stage at…