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Celebration held for Scripps Spelling Bee champion Zaila Avant-garde I watched her work for this I watched her do the 13,000 words a day, listen to her music in her own world and when it came through she worked for this. Author: Raeven Poole / Eyewitness News (WWL) Published: 9:40 PM CDT July 18, 2021 Updated: 10:53 PM CDT July 18, 2021
HARVEY, La. A parade and second-line were held in honor of National Spelling Bee Champion, Zaila Avant-garde on Sunday.
The 14-year-old Harvey native was crowned champion after she successfully spelled the word “murraya at the Scripps National Spelling Bee on July 8.
Zulu Tramps led the second line while supporters, family and friends lined up in their cars to hand her balloons, cards and handmade signs and to congratulate her on the achievement.
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BATON ROUGE - Multiple colleges are offering the 14-year-old Louisiana native who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee full-ride scholarships.
Saturday, new LSU President William Tate posted on social media he was offering Zaila Avant-garde a scholarship to attend LSU in a few years.
President of Southern University Ray Belton posted hours later, saying he would also like to offer a scholarship. Belton also included that Southern would hold a Zaila Day where she could meet with student leaders, faculty and alumni.
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BATON ROUGE - Multiple colleges are offering the 14-year-old Louisiana native who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee full-ride scholarships.
Saturday, new LSU President William Tate posted on social media he was offering Zaila Avant-garde a scholarship to attend LSU in a few years.
President of Southern University Ray Belton posted hours later, saying he would also like to offer a scholarship. Belton also included that Southern would hold a Zaila Day where she could meet with student leaders, faculty and alumni.
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