Prescott sixth-grader Aliyah Alpert was the picture of composure.
Could you spell “nuciform” correctly with a $50,000 cash prize on the line in the Scripps National Spelling Bee? Arizona sixth-grader Aliyah Alpert can.
Alpert, who is homeschooled in Prescott, is one of 234 participants competing this week in the annual spelling bee in Washington, D.C., after winning the statewide competition in March.
Her run at the $50,000 grand prize started Tuesday in the preliminary round, where she spelled “nuciform” and “dyspathy” right and successfully completed the multiple choice prompt to continue on to the quarterfinal round of the competition.