NEW ORLEANS — A 14-year-old Harvey girl is the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. Zaila Avant-garde, a local basketball dribbling prodigy who has received national recognition, is now being ...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Whether dribbling a basketball or identifying obscure Latin or Greek roots, Zaila Avant-garde doesn't show much stress. The 14-year-old from Harvey, Louisiana, breezed to the ...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - This year's National Spelling Bee champion Zaila Avant-garde has earned even more recognition for her athletic prowess than her achievements in spelling. She is a ...

Zaila Avant-garde knows how to spell “history” — and how to make it. The 14-year-old spelling and basketball prodigy from Louisiana became the first African-American to win the Scripps National ...

For the first time in the Scripps National Spelling Bee's 96-year history, an African American has taken home the top prize. Zaila Avant-garde, 14, an eighth-grader from Harvey, La., won the ...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Zaila Avant-garde understood the significance of what she was doing as she stood on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage, peppering pronouncer Jacques Bailly with ...

Zaila Avant-garde, the 14-year-old girl who won both the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and all of our hearts last week, has been offered full-ride scholarships by multiple colleges. According to WBRZ ...

Zaila Avant-garde is this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The 8th grader from Louisiana spelled the word murraya correctly to win. According to the Associated Press, Avant-garde, 14, is ...

SINCE THE WAR STARTED IN LATE FEBRUA.RY >> TGOO BACK, IT IS ALL VERY FULL CIRECL FOR ME, SO REALLY COOL. >> IT IS BEE WEAK AGAIN TONIGHT. THE SCRIPTS SPELLING BEE WILL CROWN A CHAMPION. >>HE T FINAL - ...

Zaila Avant-garde, who in 2021 became the first Black student to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, will deliver a message of perseverance at Parkland High School on Thursday. While the message is ...

Zaila Avant-garde understood the significance of what she was doing as she stood on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage, peppering pronouncer Jacques Bailly with questions about Greek and Latin ...