Photo: (l-r) Benjamin Chen and Pranav Chemudupaty

Photo: (l-r) Benjamin Chen and Pranav Chemudupaty

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Pearland and Beaumont Students Advance to Scripps National Spelling Bee

After competing in eight rounds with 51 spellers, Pranav Chemudupaty, a Pearland 8th-grader who attends Nolan Ryan Jr. High in Alvin Independent School District, emerged as champion of the 2018 Houston Public Media Spelling Bee. Benjamin Chen, a Sallie Curtis Elementary 5th-grader in the Beaumont Independent School District, placed second. They will participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee May 27 – June 1.