Carrollton girl chomps down on DNN spelling bee win with 'masseter'

Carrollton girl chomps down on DNN spelling bee win with 'masseter'
Dallas Morning News ^ | 03/15/08 | STACI HUPP

Posted on 03/15/2008 3:38:01 PM PDT by DFG

Mouctika Paluri walked into The Dallas Morning News' 50th annual regional spelling bee knowing more than the two-time defending champion's name. The Carrollton girl had studied Amy's work like a walking Wikipedia.

And the only thing sweeter than meeting your role model is beating her.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bee; chyao; india; paluri; spelling

This 12 year old from India could not speak a word of English 7 years ago. DMN winners usually finish high at the national bee. Good luck to her.

1 posted on 03/15/2008 3:38:06 PM PDT by DFG

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Mouctika Paluri

2 posted on 03/15/2008 3:47:03 PM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)

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Congrats to her. I’m sure she is feeling very krocsyldiphithic about her win!

3 posted on 03/15/2008 4:02:15 PM PDT by RepublitarianRoger2

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The girl spells “inspiration”.

4 posted on 03/15/2008 4:09:40 PM PDT by So Circumstanced

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” a seventh-grader at Creek Valley Middle School in Carrollton.”

Amazing, considering that public schools don’t teach anything.

sarc off>

5 posted on 03/15/2008 7:58:59 PM PDT by swmobuffalo ("We didn't seek the approval of Code Pink and MoveOn.org before deciding what to do")

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Amazing, considering that public schools don’t teach anything.

Probably her parents ensured she works hard.

Nothing to do with publik skools.

6 posted on 03/17/2008 6:29:11 AM PDT by IndianChief

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