TESD Middle Schoolers Take 2nd, 3rd In Spelling Bee

BERWYN, PA — Two Tredyffrin/Easttown school district middle school students recently finished second and third in the 2019 Chester County Spelling Bee.

Niranjan Vijayakrishnan of Valley Forge Middle School tied for second and Bethany Yany of Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School tied for third in the competition.

Vijayakrishnan tied with Srijan Velamuri of Lionville Middle School, Gayatri Venkatesan of Stetson Middle School,

Tany tied with Soham Katdare of Downingtown Middle School, Angelina McGrath of Fred S. Engle Middle School, Ritish Kodali of Great Valley Middle School.

All third-place finishers won a Scrabble game and a $25 Amazon gift card.

Jordi De Jong, an eighth grader at Villa Maria Academy, was the last contestant standing in this year’s.

Jong won with the word "lucid." She will go on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest in Washington, D.C. for the second consecutive year

During the event, 45 students from 45 different schools spelled their way through 246 words.

Each participant earned their spot in the Chester County Spelling Bee by winning their individual school’s spelling bee.

Students prepared for the competition by studying Scripps-provided word lists and practicing at home.

EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous version of this story did not include Niranjan Vijayakrishnan's placement in the competition. Patch regrets the error.