“I’m really excited. This is great. I was really nervous I would freeze up in the middle of everything and forget what I had studied. I’ve been studying since early December.”
Prakash Mishra – Spelling Bee Champion
His parents, Sanjay and Maitriyee Mishra, who were on hand for their son’s victory, had no doubt that he would take the title. “My son and husband have been studying together so hard,” Maitriyee said. “It was a learning experience for me, too,” said his father, Sanjay Mishra. “I didn’t know some of the words he was studying. It was great. I wasn’t that surprised that he won. I was very confident that he would win.” Mishra will now represent UCPS at the Charlotte Observer Regional Spelling Bee next month at ImaginOn in Charlotte.
The runner-up in the UCPS 2010 Spelling Bee, was Brian Bacik, an eighth grader at Porter Ridge Middle. Bacik will represent the school system in the event Mishra cannot attend.
“I was really nervous,” Bacik said. “I had that feeling in my stomach. I was worried I would mix up the words, but I did fine.”
Brian Bacik – Spelling Bee Runner-Up
Bacik is the son of Andrew and Janet Bacik.
It took only 11 rounds for the first-place winner to emerge, but it took 23 rounds to unveil the second-place winner. Megan Piet, an eighth grader from Weddington Middle, lasted another 12 rounds after Mishra won first place before Bacik’s correct spelling of “barracks” took the second-place win.
At the close of competition, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Mary Ellis, congratulated all the winners. “I applaud you for representing your school,” Ellis said. “It’s a big deal to represent every young person in your school. And parents, I applaud you for sitting up at night and helping your students spell these words. And a special congratulations to our winners. You guys were awesome.”
This article was provided courtesy of the Communications Office of the Union County Public Schools.
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