Scripps National Spelling Bee: The Westfield Contestant

WESTFIELD, NJ - The 92nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee is nearly here and there is one Westfield whiz kid competing this year. More than 560 children from all 50 states will vie for a shot at becoming the nation’s preeminent speller.

Speller No. 312 is Westfield's Aashi Mishra. Mishra is a 14-year-old student at Thomas Edison Intermediate School, who serves as her sponsor. According to officials, this is the second time Mishra has competed on the national level. She tied for 42nd place in the 2018 contest.

Preliminary multiple-choice tests will be held Monday, May 27. Onstage spelling competitions will be held all day the following Tuesday and Wednesday, with finalists competing Thursday, May 30. No more than 50 spellers will advance to the finals Thursday.

Interested viewers can watch every word Wednesday on the Watch ESPN app. On Thursday, finalists will begin spelling on stage at 10 a.m. Eastern Time and this part of the competition will air live on ESPN 2. After the field is narrowed down to roughly a dozen finalists, ESPN will air the spelling bee finals live Thursday night.

The event will be held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The champion will receive a $50,000 prize.

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