Aurora Public Schools

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"A student from an Aurora school nearlysurpassed all 233 fellow competitors on his way through the final rounds of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

On his third attempt at taking home the national title, seventh-grader Vikram Raju of Aurora Quest K-8 came as close to being the top speller as he ever has, claiming second place.

He did so by going toe-to-toe with the Harini Logan of San Antonio for several rounds. They eventually had to enter a 'spell off,' which is a 'speed run' spelling bee used to wrap up the competition once it passes its normal final rounds."