Two weeks ago, fourth and fifth graders at PS 94 battled each other for the right to be called the school’s best speller.
It was the Norwood school’s inaugural Spelling Bee competition.
Held on Wednesday, May 28, a total of 28 spellers competed for the top prize.
Third place winner Rudy Pena, 10, received a $25 certificate for Barnes & Noble. Second place winner Shadman Rahman, 10, received a $100 savings bond from Washington Mutual Bank, and first place winner Zarrin Tashnin, 11, received a $100 bond from Ridgewood Bank.
Zarrin, of nearby Rochambeau Avenue, won the event by correctly spelling “chrysanthemum.”
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