Pramati Kandyala (6, left), from Harris Road Middle School, won the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee. Lisa Zuo (16, right), from Hickory Ridge Middle School, was the runner up in the spelling bee.
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Pramati Kandyala (center), poses for a family picture with her father Pani Kandyala (left), mother Nari Kandyala and sister Yashvi Kandyala (lower left) after winning the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee.
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All of the contestants pose for a group shot after the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee.
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Pramati Kandyala (6, left), from Harris Road Middle School, won the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee. Lisa Zuo (16, right), from Hickory Ridge Middle School, was the runner up in the spelling bee.
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From left, Pronouncer Angel Oliphant presents the winners gifts to Pramati Kandyala (6), from Harris Road Middle School. Lisa Zuo (16), from Hickory Ridge Middle School, was the runner up in the spelling bee.
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Pramati Kandyala (6), from Harris Road Middle School, reacts to winning the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee as runner up Lisa Zuo holds her head down in the background.
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Pramati Kandyala (6), from Harris Road Middle School, reacts to winning the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee as runner up Lisa Zuo holds her head down in the background.
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Pramati Kandyala (6), from Harris Road Middle School, reacts to winning the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee as runner up Lisa Zuo holds her head down in the background.
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Lisa Zuo (16), from Hickory Ridge Middle School, reacts as she misses a word in the final rounds during the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee. Lisa Zuo was the runner up in the spelling bee.
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Lisa Zuo (16), from Hickory Ridge Middle School, reacts as she knows a wordi in the final rounds during the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee. Lisa Zuo was the runner up in the spelling bee.
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Pramati Kandyala (6), from Harris Road Middle School, sits down dejected after misspelling a word in the final rounds during the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee. Pramati Kandyala won the spelling bee.
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Akhilesh Shivaramakrishnan (10), from J.N. Fries Magnet Middle School, steps away from the microphone as he asks the announcer to say the word again. Akhilesh came in third during the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee.
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Gabby Suarez (8), from H.E. Winkler Middle School, reacts to a word that she eventually misspells during the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee.
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Pramati Kandyala (6), from Harris Road Middle School, spells during the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee. Pramati Kandyala won the spelling bee.
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Lisa Zuo (16), from Hickory Ridge Middle School, sahdes her eyes as she looks out for family during the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee. Lisa Zuo (16)was the runner up in the spelling bee.
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Brodie McCartan (21), from Weddington Hills Elementary School, spells a word during the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee.
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Srivalli Kantamneni (14), Coltrane-Webb Elementary School, stands on her tiptoes as she spells a word during the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee.
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Pramati Kandyala (6), from Harris Road Middle School, spells a word during the early rounds of the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee. Pramati Kandyala won the spelling bee.
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Aminah Imran (26), from Patriots STEM Elementary School, smiles while catching the falling microphone during the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee.
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Kaitlyn Ohrnberger (9), from W.M. Irvin Elementary School, fidgits as she answers incorrectly during the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee.
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Torrie Hedrick (7), from Bethel Elementary School, asks for the definition of her word during the early rounds of the 2017 Annual Cabarrus County Schools Spelling Bee.
CONCORD – As Pramati Kandyala correctly spelled “anaphylaxis” the crowd at Harold E. Winkler Middle School breathed a sigh of relief.
