Students and staff at Davis Drive Middle School in Cary, North Carolina, held a big celebration to welcome back their own Ananya Rao Prassanna, who recently competed as a finalist in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 13-year-old seventh-grader, who represented the Triangle area, expressed surprise and gratitude for the warm reception from her classmates upon her return to school. Ananya, who made it to the final three contestants, attributed her success to her love for words and the effort she puts into studying them every day. She thanked her teachers for their support in preparing her for the competition and expressed appreciation to the school’s principal and her classmates for their encouragement.
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