How do you spell success? We spell it S-h-i-a P-e-r-d-u-e.
Shia's a Grade 4 student at St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary School, and is an avid speller, reader, karaoke singer, and football, chess, and video game player. He participated in the Niagara Region Spelling Bee March 29 at the Ovation Ballroom in Port Robinson and now, he's Niagara's junior spelling champion, bound for the national spelling bee.
Shia spelled eight words on his way to the final: parity, palpable, discrepancy, yaws, serendipity, misinterpret, Belgium, and epiphany. He earned his spot in national spelling bee after successfully spelling the word accede.
Congratulations, Shia! You made your family, your school, and all Niagara Catholic proud, and we'll be watching and cheering you on when you compete against super spellers like you from across Canada later this year.
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