At the central Virginia spelling bee on March 12, Robious Middle eighth grader Harper C. outperformed 25 other accomplished spellers to punch her ticket to the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.
Harper’s win came in the 20th round after she and Henrico County’s top speller were the last two standing for several rounds. After Harper correctly spelled “bavette” and the other student missed “welkin,” Harper won a trip to national competition by correctly spelling “Taurus.”
This is the second straight year that the top speller in Chesterfield County Public Schools has won the regional bee and gone on to compete nationally.
