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Spelling Champ Vishnu Nistala Is Going To Washington D.C.
The Shore Middle School student beat the Geauga and Ashtabula County spelling champions to earn a slot at the Scripps National Spelling Bee
Mentor's spelling champion -- Vishnu Nistala, an eighth grader at -- is going to Washington D.C. for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Vishnu bested the Geauga County Spelling Bee winner Alexis Zahuranec and Ashtabula County spelling champ James Elliott in a 40-round marathon Thursday morning.
Vishnu ultimately won the Tri-County Bee by correctly spelling "gregarious."
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The Scripps National Spelling Bee will be from May 27 to June 1. This is Vishnu's first trip to the national competition.
Last year, in the Lake County Spelling Bee. This year he won the - and
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