[Photo: Zaila Avant-Garde via Instagram | @basketballasart)]

[Photo: Zaila Avant-Garde via Instagram | @basketballasart)]

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Zaila Avant-Garde, 13, Wins National Online Spelling Bee

According to wafb.com, 13 year-old Zaila Avant-Garde, a 7th grader from Harvey, LA, beat out 88 of the best young spellers in the country to win the first-ever Kaplan Online Spelling Bee, hosted in association with Hexco Academic.