[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 47 (Wednesday, April 10, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E414]
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   SRIRAM HATHWAR CLINCHES SPOT FOR HIS FOURTH TRIP TO THE NATIONAL 
                 SCRIPPS SPELLING BEE IN WASHINGTON, DC

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                             HON. TOM REED

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 10, 2013

  Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sriram Hathwar who, 
this May, will compete in the National Scripps Spelling Bee for the 
fourth time in his scholastic career. During his first attendance in 
2008, Hathwar notably became the youngest speller in the history of the 
event but was eliminated in the preliminaries. He performed 
increasingly better in 2009 and 2011, finishing sixth in 2011.
  Sriram, a 12-year-old from Painted Post, New York, attends Corning's 
Alternative School for Math and Science. This year marks his sixth time 
contending in the Regional Spelling Bee, but it came with a new 
challenge: his younger brother. Out of 40 contestants, Sriram came head 
to head with his 10-year-old brother, Jairam Hathwar, in the final 
round. The last two standing flawlessly spelled out words such as 
``liquesce'' and ``flexuosity'' for three rounds, until Jairam stumbled 
on ``jicama.'' Sriram then clinched the regional title with the word 
``mobiliary.''
  The National Scripps Spelling Bee, run on a not-for-profit basis by 
the E.W. Scripps Company and local spelling bee sponsors across the 
country, is the longest-running and largest educational promotion in 
the United States.
  Sriram will compete live on ESPN in the 88th National Scripps 
Spelling Bee from May 28th-30th in our nation's capital. I wish him the 
best of luck in May.

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