Yudith Anil an Indian-origin kid is all set to compete in this Saturday’s ‘Spelling Bee’ competition in the Bay Area.

The non-profit event started the annual Bay Area contest 6 years ago to increase the vocabulary of South Asian students’ and help them to fall in love with the language.

Anil of Kolb Elementary in Dublin got a chance in the CBS Bay Area Spelling Bee in a hope to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Anil explained that if he gets out on a word, or not sure about a word, he search it up when he reaches home.

Anil is a fifth grader and has entered other contests like the Spandana Bee and county spelling Bee for practice.

Yudith Anil’s father, Anil Vijayapal said, through their participation in the contests, the students gets used to stage.

“Kids need to get comfortable talking, holding the mic, being in front of the mic, and be more comfortable to ask different questions,” he said.

Anil concluded that his participation in the Spandana contest was a good idea. He stated that he is “pretty confident”

Anil believed that he would benefit regardless of how well he spelled. Even, if he loses in this spelling bee, it will help him for his next spelling bee, he mused.

The completion Spandana Bee is also a fundraiser. The money collected from the registration fees goes toward educating underprivileged children in India.

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