Los Fresnos Student Wins Rio Grande Valley Spelling Bee

A student from Los Fresnos will represent the Rio Grande Valley at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Twelve-year-old Anirudh Roy won the 38th annual regional spelling at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance on Saturday.

The Resaca Middle School student correctly spelled the word “choucroute” [[ shoo-croot ]], a dish from eastern France that features cabbage, sausage, pork, potatoes and white wine. He’ll take part in the National Spelling Bee in May.