Aishwarya Kallakuri of Concord competes in the Preliminaries of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, MD ...

Jain, 13, is in eighth grade at Pleasant Knoll Middle School in Fort Mill, South Carolina. He loves reading fantasy and mythology books and enjoys playing basketball and soccer in his spare time.

South Carolina students compete in the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, which is marking its 100th anniversary.