The 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, celebrates with family after winning the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition, in Washington.

Spelling bee champion

(McClatchy-Tribune photo by Robert Giroux / May 28, 2009)

Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, celebrates with family after winning the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition, in Washington.