Over two days, the initial field of 231 was winnowed to 11 through five rounds of spelling and three of vocabulary.
Shradha Rachamreddy, 13, a seventh-grader at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley Upper School, in San Jose. SheVikrant Chintanaboina, 14, an eighth-grader at Discovery Charter School – Falcon Campus, in San Jose. He was 49th last year.Given that nearly everyone who competes in the National Spelling Bee ultimately misses a word, the default posture for spellers is nervous, flustered, defensive. Even the most well-prepared kids know the bell could ring at any time.
Scott Remer, who coaches six of the finalists including Dhruv and Shradha, instructs his pupils to pace themselves and ask any question that might be helpful. Sticking to a routine, even if the speller knows a word right away, can keep spellers relaxed and prevent flubs. “There’s a certain confidence that comes from having kind of a checklist,” Remer said. “You’re not floundering on stage. You know what you need to do, you know when you need to do it, and it is a procedure that you can follow to analyze the word and break it down methodically.”
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