UPDATED 4:30pm THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2019 CORONA (CNS) - An eighth-grader from Corona was among 16 spellers advancing to the closing portion of the 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee, correctly spelling five words today.
CORONA (CNS) - An eighth-grader from Corona will learn today whether she scored high enough on a spelling and vocabulary test to qualify for the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the fourth consecutive year. Aisha Randhawa and her 561 fellow competitors took a multiple-choice test with 12 spelling words and 14 vocabulary questions on Monday, part of the qualifying process to advance to Thursday's finals. The test is considered the bee's first round.
