Tonight, the finals of the 89th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee will air live on ESPN.

7 New Jersey students, out of 285 entrants, went through a preliminary written test on Tuesday.  The group was whittled down further yesterday.

The remaining group takes the stage today with the final round airing tonight on ESPN.

According to NJ.com, here are the original New Jersey participants,

-- Nabil Ettayebi of Belleville, 13, an eighth grader at Miftaahul Uloom Academy, who won the 57th annual Jersey Journal-Hudson County Spelling Bee.

 

-- Henry A. Banta of Somerset, 13, an eighth grader at Franklin Middle School.

 

-- Vivek S. Kolli of Mays Landing, 14, an eighth grader at William Davies Middle School.

 

--  Rimas Chacar-Palubinskas of Ho-Ho-Kus, 13, an eighth grader at Ho-Ho-Kus Public School.

 

-- Julian J. Connaughton of Shohola, Pa., 13, a seventh grader at Delaware Valley Middle School sponsored by the Tri-State Spelling Bee Committee in Montague.

 

-- Justin Kyle Malabanan of Bayville, 14, an eighth grader at Central Regional Middle School.

 

-- Shruthika Padhy of Cherry Hill, 10, a fifth grader at Bret Harte Elementary School.

Two of the original seven NJ contestants will appear in the finals tonight on ESPN!

Cheer on both Rimas Chacar-Palubinskas and Shruthika Padhy of Cherry Hill tonight in the finals!

Good Luck!!

Source: NJ.com

 

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