Tomball ISD Student Ishika Varipilli Earns Second Straight Trip to 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Tomball ISD Student Ishika Varipilli Earns Second Straight Trip to 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee
HOUSTON – For the second straight year, Creekside Park Junior High seventh grader Ishika Varipilli, has secured her spot in the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee, after winning The 2023 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee, hosted by Houston Community College.
Varipilli once again represented Tomball ISD in this year’s regional event following a win during the District Spelling Bee competition back in November, held at the Tomball Event Center. Varipilli has represented Tomball ISD at the 2023 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee, hosted by Houston Community College (previously Houston Public Media Spelling Bee) four straight years and earns her second straight trip to the National Spelling Bee after being one of the three first place winners.
She captured first place honors with the winning word: “solivagant”. During the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee, Varipilli competed in nine rounds, lasting nearly six hours.
With this win, Varipilli’s Spelling Bee journey will continue with an all-expenses paid trip to the Washington DC area to compete in the coveted, nationally-televised Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland, May 28 - June 2.
ABOUT THE SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE
The Scripps National Spelling Bee is the nation’s largest and longest-running educational program, having launched in 1925. The purpose of the Scripps National Spelling Bee is to help students improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies, learn concepts and develop correct English usage that will help them all their lives. Visit spellingbee.com for more information about the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which is administered on a not-for-profit basis by The E.W. Scripps Company.
ABOUT TOMBALL ISD
Tomball ISD educates students to become responsible, productive citizens by providing innovative, individually rigorous, and personally valuable educational experiences. Founded in 1908, Tomball ISD now encompasses 83 square miles in northwest Harris County and southwest Montgomery County, and is located approximately 30 miles from downtown Houston. The district currently educates nearly 22,000 students at 22 campuses.
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