Seventh grader Marium Zahra is a step closer to vying for a national championship after winning the El Paso Regional Spelling Bee with the word, realgar.
Zahra, who attends Young Women s STEAM Research & Prep Academy, is an El Paso-native and former Mesita Elementary School student. She also won the Spanish spelling bee for EPISD in 2020. I feel like it s just that pride that you re going to be the one representing your entire city, and if I do make it into the top 10 or 15 I ll be going to Orlando and that would be really fun, Zahra said in a video interview released by the district after the event.