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7th Grader Mihir Konapaka Earns Back-to-Back County Spelling Bee Titles

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Mihir Konkapaka, a 7th-grade student at Mesa Verde Middle School in Poway battled through eight rounds with his toughest competitor from 2022. This marks the second time Mihir will represent the county at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Jedd Li will serve as an alternate.

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NBC San Diego

R-E-P-E-A-T: San Diego Seventh-Grader Wins Back-to-Back County Spelling Bees

The winning word was "exsufflation," which meaning "forcible breathing or blowing out (as in clearing the respiratory tract)."

1 year ago·San Diego, United States

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Times of San Diego

7th Grader Mihir Konapaka Earns Back-to-Back County Spelling Bee Titles

Seventh grader Mihir Konkapaka Thursday won back-to- back titles at the 53rd annual San Diego Union-Tribune Countywide Spelling Bee. The Mesa Verde Middle School student in Poway Unified School District will go on to represent San Diego County at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. “I’m excited because the words were really intense and there was no way I could prepare for that,” Konkapaka said. When accepting the trophy, he thanked his school lib…

1 year ago·San Diego County, United States

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abc10 News

Poway 7th grader Mihir Konkapaka to represent San Diego County at Scripps National Spelling Bee

A Poway 7th grader has claimed the top spot, returning for the second year to take the title of champion at the 53rd annual San Diego Union-Tribune Countywide Spelling Bee.

1 year ago·Poway, United States

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