WE HAVE ANOTHER WINNER!!! Last night, Evan O'Dorney, a 13-year-old California home scholar, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The "unflappable" lad told the interviewer - Stuart Scott of ESPN - that he doesn't even like spelling. LOL. On the other hand, his mom (Evan's teacher) and dad were understandably very emotional. Congratulations to Evan and his parents - Jennifer and Michael O'Dorney - and all the contestants. And what a May it's been for the homeschooling community. One for the history books.
BTW: Winning word: "serrefine."
Scroll down (Evan appears right after the personable Jonathan Horton) for the full bio.
Update: A video of Evan spelling the winning word which also features Joseph Henares, a homeschooler from CT, who makes a funny.
What's next for Evan, besides lugging all that cash and trophy home, calculus, of course.
It's Washington, so someone's got to protest "establishment" spelling.
WE HAVE ANOTHER WINNER!!! Last night, Evan O'Dorney, a 13-year-old California home scholar, 