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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1494 

Congratulating the champion, finalists, and all other participants in the 83rd 

Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 30, 2010 

Ms. SUTTON (for herself, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. 

PETRI, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. 

LUETKEMEYER, Mr. KIRK, and Mr. SPACE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the champion, finalists, and all other participants in the 83rd Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. 

Whereas the Scripps National Spelling Bee is the largest and 

longest-running educational promotion in the United 

States, and is administered by the E.W. Scripps Company of Cincinnati, Ohio; 

Whereas the Scripps National Spelling Bee promotes educational excellence by encouraging students to improve 

their spelling, expand their vocabularies, learn new concepts, and develop a mastery of the English language; 

Whereas the 83rd Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee was 

held in Washington, DC, from June 2 through June 4, 

2010; 


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•HRES 1494 IH 

Whereas 273 spellers from across the United States, American Samoa, the Bahamas, Canada, China, Department 

of Defense Schools in Europe, Ghana, Guam, Jamaica, 

Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and the 

United States Virgin Islands all competed for the title; 

Whereas these students had previously qualified for the contest by winning locally sponsored spelling bees and all 

have shown a strong knowledge of the English language; 

Whereas Anamika Veeramani, a 14-year-old resident of 

North Royalton, Ohio, and an 8th grade student at Incarnate Word Academy, achieved the distinct honor of 

becoming the 83rd Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee 

champion; 

Whereas Ms. Veeramani, after finishing in 5th place in the 

2009 National Spelling Bee, earned her right to compete 

in 2010 by winning the Plain Dealer Cuyahoga County 

Scripps Spelling Bee on March 6, 2010, for the second 

consecutive year; 

Whereas Ms. Veeramani won the competition in the 9th 

round by correctly spelling ‘‘stromuhr’’, defined as a tool 

that measures the speed of blood through an artery; 

Whereas Adrian Gunawan of Arlington Heights, Illinois, Elizabeth Platz of Shelbina, Missouri, and Shantanu Srivatsa 

of West Fargo, North Dakota, are recognized for tying 

for second place at the 83rd Annual Scripps National 

Spelling Bee; 

Whereas Mr. Gunawan, Ms. Platz, and Mr. Srivatsa advanced to the 8th round of the competition by correctly 

spelling ‘‘netsuke’’, ‘‘gnocchi’’, and ‘‘infundibuliform’’, respectively; 


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•HRES 1494 IH 

Whereas Laura Newcombe of Toronto, Canada, Lanson Tang 

of Potomac, Maryland, Joanna Ye of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and Andrew Grose of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, are 

recognized for advancing to the 7th round of the 83rd 

Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee, thereby tying for 

5th place in the competition; and 

Whereas all the competitors are deserving of congratulations 

for their hard work and poise demonstrated in this difficult competition: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) congratulates all the contestants of the 83rd 

3 Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee; 

4 (2) recognizes the dedication and achievement 

5 of competition winner Anamika Veeramani and the 

6 other finalists Adrian Gunawan, Elizabeth Platz, 

7 Shantanu Srivatsa, Laura Newcombe, Lanson Tang, 

8 Joanna Ye, and Andrew Grose; and 

9 (3) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent10 atives to make available enrolled copies of this reso11 lution to the families and schools of such winner and 

12 finalists. 

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