Root for Rockland Resident at National Spelling Bee

Sravanth Mohan Malla is competing this year in the National Spelling Bee.

The Haverstraw Elementary School fifth-grader is following in his sister’s footsteps—she placed 13th last year and 22nd in 2012.

WATCH:

• Preliminaries: Wednesday, May 27, 8am – 4:45pm EDT. Streaming live on ESPN3.
• Semifinals: Thursday, May 28, 10am – 1pm EDT. Live on ESPN2.
• Championship Finals: Thursday, May 28, 8pm – 10pm EDT. Live on ESPN.

Here’s part of Sravanth’s profile on the National Spelling Bee website:

Sravanth is active and has diverse interests: In addition to his love of skiing, drawing, and playing video games, he also enjoys playing lacrosse and basketball. In between those activities, he also finds time to learn to play the saxophone and research other things that interest him. Though it’s NBA superstar Kobe Bryant he’d most love to meet, it’s his sister, Sanjana, who is his role model. He admires her for her work ethic and patience, and he hopes to some day be like her.

You can follow the competition today and tomorrow on social media, too:

• Facebook
• Twitter (hashtag: #spellingbee)
• YouTube
• Instagram (hashtag: #scrippsbee)
• Flickr