White Plains Student Competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee

Eleven-year-old Harshita M. Shet, a student at Richard J. Bailey School in White Plains, is competing this week in the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee, according to organizers.

Harshita is sponsored by the Theodore D. Young Community Center in Greenburgh, which according to Town Supervisor Paul Feiner is the only school district in Westchester County to participate in the annual competition.

“Last year, Harshita Shet beat many other students from around the nation,” Feiner wrote in a statement. “Hopefully, in 2015 she’ll be the national champ!”

In addition to a fascination with words, Harshita hopes to one day meet First Lady Michelle Obama, and she enjoys bracelets and Rainbow Loom creations, according to her bio on the Scripps website.

The competition, held in National Harbor, MD, began Tuesday, May 26, and it will run through Thursday, May 28.

Photo: Harshita M. Shet. Photo credit: Scripps National Spelling Bee

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