Winston Academy Student Wins State Spelling Bee

JACKSON, Miss. (Press Release) – Dev Jaiswal, an 8th grade student from Winston Academy, is Mississippi’s 2015 Spelling Bee Champion. Dev spelled the championship word eleatic in the 29th round of the Bee and will advance to the 88th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., where he will compete against Spelling Bee Champions from every state in America!

The Mississippi Spelling Bee was broadcast live on Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB). MPB plans to air this exciting event again, so check your local listings for the exact date and time.

Twenty-six students from across Mississippi competed for the Mississippi Championship Spelling Bee Title. The Mississippi Association of Educators (MAE) has sponsored this event for the past six years and was honored to have Kevin Farrell, Assistant Director of Radio for MPB, as the official pronouncer for the competition.

The Mississippi Association of Educators will fund the expenditures for Dev and one parent for the National Spelling Bee which will be televised May 24 – 29, 2015. MAE is committed to ensuring Mississippi students are represented at the national level and wishes to congratulate all the winners who participated in Tuesday’s spelling competition.

Since 1878, MAE has been an advocate for great public schools for every student. The Mississippi Association of Educators continues to focus on student achievement and student success while empowering school employees, providing quality services and promoting parental/community involvement.

MAE wishes to thank our partner, Mississippi Public Broadcasting for their support of this educational event.
For additional information concerning the Mississippi Spelling Bee, please contact Teresa Robinson at 601-354-4463 or TRobinson@maetoday.org.

Here is a link to the store when Jaiswal was runner-up in the spelling bee in his sixth grade year: http://www.wcbi.com/wcbi/spelling-bee-winners-flip-spots-from-2012