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Montville Middle School Student Wins North South Foundation Regional Spelling Bee
He will go on to compete in Houston, Texas in the National Championship in August.
MONTVILLE, NJ — Seventh grade student Agranya Ketha won the North South Foundation Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday, April 29. Ketha, a member of the Mahwah-Rockland, NJ chapter, is a student at the Robert R. Lazar Middle School in Montville Township, New Jersey. Ketha competed against dozens of students in grades fourth to eighth from chapters across the tri-state area.
According to the website, the North South Foundation is a volunteer driven non-profit dedicated to developing educational excellence by providing scholarships for students in need in India, organizing educational contests for students in the United States of America, and helping people succeed “regardless of religion, gender, caste or geographic origin.”
Ketha’s win qualifies him to participate in the National Championships, which will be held August 12 and 13, 2017, at the University of Houston - Bauer College of Business in Houston, Texas.
