[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 28, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E856]
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                      TRIBUTE TO VARUN KUKKILLAYA

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 28, 2014

  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the hard work of 
Varun Kukkillaya who has joined 280 other spellers to compete in the 
2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee taking place in our nation's 
capitol. Varun is a 13- year-old seventh grader from John Adams Middle 
School, one of four, who will be representing West Virginia in this 
year's spelling bee.
  Varun has already performed exceptionally in the beginning testing 
round and I wish him the best of luck during the remaining preliminary 
rounds and throughout the rest of the competition. Varun enjoys a 
challenge and is an eager traveler. Through his persistence and 
determination he plans to pursue a career in medicine.
  This will be the 87th competition in the Scripps National Spelling 
Bee, which focuses on helping students improve their spelling, expand 
their vocabularies, and develop proper concepts as they continue to 
further their academic careers.
  Mr. Speaker, the State of West Virginia commends Varun for his 
extraordinary efforts and looks forward to watching his progress in the 
coming competition.

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