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Monroe speller makes it to the national finals
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:19 am
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:19 am
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Naysa Modi is officially in the final rounds of Scripps National Spelling Bee. Forty competitors will compete on Thursday. Part 1 will be on ESPN 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Part 2 will be on ESPN from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Round 1 consisted of a written preliminary test. In Round 2, Naysa successfully spelled "quadrilingual," and in Round 3, the spelled "marginalize."
Her mother, Vaishali Modi, said Naysa studies four to five hours after school each day and can put in as much as eight hours a day studying on weekends.
Naysa said she studies as many hours a day as she can "without breaking," especially as the bee approaches.
Naysa Modi is officially in the final rounds of Scripps National Spelling Bee. Forty competitors will compete on Thursday. Part 1 will be on ESPN 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Part 2 will be on ESPN from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Round 1 consisted of a written preliminary test. In Round 2, Naysa successfully spelled "quadrilingual," and in Round 3, the spelled "marginalize."
Her mother, Vaishali Modi, said Naysa studies four to five hours after school each day and can put in as much as eight hours a day studying on weekends.
Naysa said she studies as many hours a day as she can "without breaking," especially as the bee approaches.
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Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:21 am to DavidTheGnome
Too bad that no one cares about national spelling bee champ on your resume.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:21 am to DavidTheGnome
Damn
Who knew?
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Monroe
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speller
Who knew?
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:22 am to DavidTheGnome
Impressive. Those kids amaze me.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:22 am to 50_Tiger
No one cares about a lot of stuff on your resume, but good for her for self determination and accomplishment though. Not something I'd put her down over.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:22 am to DavidTheGnome
Awesome for her but it seems like a huge waste of time.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:22 am to DavidTheGnome
Hell yeah! Rooting for Naysa. 
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:23 am to DavidTheGnome
She's not that smart I can spell both of those words.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:24 am to crimsonsaint
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Awesome for her but it seems like a huge waste of time.
I agree, but so is stuff like baseball. Different pursuits for different folks.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:24 am to DavidTheGnome
Can she spell "Mashed Taters" ?
Being from Monroe and all
Being from Monroe and all
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:24 am to 50_Tiger
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Too bad that no one cares about national spelling bee champ on your resume.
So you think something like that doesn't show work ethic and dedication? I think it does. Good on her.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:26 am to DavidTheGnome
had a feeling I would discover Monroe was a sanctuary city by entering this thread.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:28 am to DavidTheGnome
A kid from my wife's school in Crowley made it to the last round that wasn't televised...round 3 I think. He is a regular kid that plays football, baseball, and leads a normal kid life. To me that is more impressive than these professional spelling bee participants....8 hour practices on weekends 
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:29 am to 50_Tiger
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Too bad no one cares about national spelling bee champ on your resume
I bet it's better than putting Baton Rouge Open 12u travel ball tournament champions on your resume
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:31 am to DavidTheGnome
Hope she doesn't get "giraffe" in the next round
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:32 am to LSU316
yeah, many of these kids are basically professional spelling bee participants - parents acting as their manager and agent. Some of it borders on kid beauty pageant creepiness.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 11:03 am to DavidTheGnome
I can't even spell her name.
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