Spelling Bee 2010 – Scripps National Spelling Bee 2010

Watch the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2010 happening right now. I am watching the event live on ABC. Two kids have already spelled the right words.

Here are the top 10 Spelling Bee 2010 Championship finalists.

Laura Newcombe
CanWest CanSpell National Spelling Bee, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Age 11, 7th grade
School: Deer Park Public School
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Adrian Gunawan
Commonwealth Edison, Chicago, Illinois
Age 14, 8th grade
School: South Middle School
Hometown: Arlington Heights, Illinois

Lanson Tang
The Meakem Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, Bethesda, Maryland
Age 14, 8th grade
School: Home School
Hometown: Potomac, Maryland

Elizabeth Platz
Columbia Daily Tribune, Columbia, Missouri
Age 13, 8th grade
School: Home School
Hometown: Shelbina, Missouri

Shantanu Srivatsa
North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders, Bismarck, North Dakota
Age 13, 8th grade
School: Cheney Middle School
Hometown: West Fargo, North Dakota

Anamika Veeramani
The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio
Age 14, 8th grade
School: Incarnate Word Academy
Hometown: North Royalton, Ohio

Joanna Ye
WITF: Public Media for Central Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Age 13, 7th grade
School: Lamberton Middle School
Hometown: Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Julianna Canabal-Rodríguez
Commonwealth-Parkville School, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Age 13, 7th grade
School: Southwestern Educational Society
Hometown: Mayaguez , Puerto Rico

Aditya Chemudupaty
HoustonPBS, Houston, Texas
Age 13, 8th grade
School: Nolan Ryan Junior High School
Hometown: Pearland, Texas

Andrew Grose
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin
Age 13, 8th grade
School: Lake Country Academy
Hometown: Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Wait for updates here for the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2010 winner!