Congrats to Adhrit Chowdhury, an 8th grader from Transit Middle School in Williamsville, who won the Western New York Regional Scripps Spelling Bee on March 14, 2026, at SUNY Fredonia’s Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. His winning word was “mortadella.”
Adhrit topped spellers from 22 schools after 13 rounds and will now head to Washington, D.C. for the Scripps National Spelling Bee semifinals on May 27 and finals on May 28, which will air on ION…