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NJ student makes it to national spelling bee finals

Nitya Kathiravan of Rutgers Prep competes for the championship Thursday night

Aired 06/02/2022

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NJ student makes it to national spelling bee finals

Clip: 6/2/2022 | 56sVideo has Closed Captions

Nitya Kathiravan of Rutgers Prep competes for the championship Thursday night

A young New Jerseyan has spelled her way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals. Thirteen-year-old Nitya Kathiravan of Somerset was one of seven New Jersey students who entered this year’s contest. The Rutgers Preparatory School eighth-grader competes for the championship on Thursday at 8 p.m. The Spelling Bee will be live and in person for the first time since 2019.

Aired 06/02/2022

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