Bright Horizon 8th-grader wins county spelling bee

County Champ Crowned, Will Represent San Diego at National Spelling Bee in May
She tackled the word, droshky, a public carriage used in Russia, to win the local title and the right to compete at the National Spelling Bee in May.
Duaa Ouznali of Bright Horizon Academy wins San Diego County Spelling Bee
Ouznali endured nearly 30 rounds of spelling and vocabulary confrontations; she ultimately won the competition after correctly spelling "droshky," which is defined as a public carriage used in Russia.
Eighth Grader Wins San Diego County Spelling Bee
Duaa Ouznali from Bright Horizon Academy​ will represent San Diego County at the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Bright Horizon 8th-grader wins county spelling bee, with obscure word for Russian carriage
Duaa Ouznali’s winning word was ‘droshky.’ Her strategy for studying spelling, she says, is ‘listening to the words a lot.’
Catching up with 2012 winner of Scripps National Spelling Bee
Following her education in San Diego County, Nandipata went on to graduate from Yale with a bachelor's degree in Neuroscience.
INTERVIEW: 8th grader from Bright Horizon Academy reflects on spelling bee win
Duaa Ouznali, an 8th grader from Bright Horizon Academy, joined ABC 10News anchors Jared Aarons and Melissa Mecija on set following her victory in the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee for San Diego County.
Horizon Prep 8th grader finishes as top speller at ACSI Western Divisional Spelling Bee
Feb. 27, Matthew Haller, an 8th grade student at Horizon Prep in Rancho Santa Fe, competed with 25 other students in the ACSI Western Division Spelling Bee. The students represented
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Bright Horizon Academy student named as 2025 San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee champion
the San Diego County Office of Education announced its new spelling bee champion on Thursday. Duaa Ouznali from Bright Horizon Academy will represent the county at the Scripps National ...
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Montgomery Middle School spelling bee winner has eyes on regional crown
Farzad said he learned that even when you lose, you should continue to persevere, as he did after placing second last year ...