[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 41 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E288]
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                 RECOGNIZING GAINESVILLE'S TOP SPELLERS

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                           HON. DOUG COLLINS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 8, 2018

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize two 
Gainesville students, Hannah Stewart and Rasmit Devkota, who recently 
earned the title of the area's top spellers after competing in the 
local spelling bees.
  Hannah Stewart, a fifth grade student at Enota Multiple Intelligences 
Academy, won the Gainesville City School System's elementary spelling 
bee competition, clinching the victory by correctly spelling 
``infraction.''
  Rasmit Devkota, a seventh grade student at Gainesville Middle School, 
triumphed in the middle school spelling bee competition. Overcoming 
thirty of his peers through seven rounds, the word ``ricochet'' 
delivered Devkota the championship title.
  Devkota went on to represent the city of Gainesville at the Georgia 
Association of Educators Regional Spelling Bee, which determined who 
would compete at the state-level.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud Hannah Stewart and Rasmit Devkota for their 
academic achievement and wish them well as they move forward in their 
education.