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Insider’s Guide to the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee – Finals (Part 1)

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Interview for WLKY.
So happy to have my family’s support and love.
Anxious before the start of the Finals this morning.

The Finals started this morning at 10:00 a.m. with 40 spellers.  Rounds 4-7 were tough and the words got progressively harder. At the end of Round 7, 15 spellers remained and will continue to spell tonight in the Championship Finals. I missed my Round 6 word, “piatti,” the Italian word for cymbals. My final ranking this year is 18 – a slight improvement over last year’s 22nd.

The best part of this morning was sitting near some AWESOME people who made me smile and feel more relaxed on stage. Thank you Siyona, Shourav, Jashun, Alex, and Naysa.

Good luck to all of the remaining Finalists!

6 responses to “Insider’s Guide to the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee – Finals (Part 1)”

  1. digitaljokebook Avatar
    digitaljokebook

    Winners are the folks who study and work hard every day even when some days they might rather just not. You are a true winner Tara! We are so impressed with your dedication and bravery up on stage. Caroline says “You rock in my eyes Tara!!”

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  2. Amanda Proietti Avatar
    Amanda Proietti

    You were brilliant, Tara! We were watching. LCA is very proud of your accomplishments–your knowledge, your perseverance, and your poise. Nicely done.

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  3. addworin Avatar
    addworin

    We are all so proud of you, Tara!

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  4. The Dayapremas Avatar
    The Dayapremas

    Dear Tara, I know it is still hard for you given your dedication to this program. Regardless of the outcome today, YOU are a CHAMPION in our hearts. You did what is humanly possible. We know in our heart of hearts how much work you put in during all these years. Game is NOT over yet. You have one more year to come back with vengeance, we sure know you will. Remember we are so proud of you, wish you all the luck in this world to press on for one last chance. You are a good sport too, to wish the Finalists good luck. The Dayaprema family

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  5. Adelle Van Daalen Avatar
    Adelle Van Daalen

    I’m proud of you, Tara, for getting as far as you did. I’m a pretty good speller, but you are W-A-Y beyond me!

    You go, Girl!!!!

    Adelle Van Daalen
    your Amama’s friend in Fiddlesticks

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  6. Shackelford family Avatar
    Shackelford family

    Thanks once again for sharing your adventure with us – we are always impressed by your performance and the hard work it reflects!

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I’m Tara!

My name is Tara and I am a recent graduate of Duke University, with dual degrees in cultural anthropology and political science, and a minor in linguistics. Twelve years ago, I started this blog to share my love of words with others and teach people about the intricacies of etymology and words across our beloved English language!

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