New Berlin eighth grader headed to the Scripps National Spelling Bee after winning Badger State Spelling Bee

Middleton, New Berlin eighth graders advance to national spelling bee

MADISON, Wis. — Ethan Robert and Arnav Vempati, two eighth graders from southern Wisconsin, will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May after taking home first and second place at the Badger State Spelling Bee this Saturday.

New Berlin eighth grader headed to the Scripps National Spelling Bee after winning Badger State Spelling Bee

A 13-year-old eighth grader from New Berlin won the Badger State Spelling Bee in Madison on Saturday and is now heading to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.Ethan Robert, an eighth grader from Eisenhower Middle School in New Berlin, had been competing in local and state spelling bees for the past four years, and had racked up several regional spelling titles. More than 50 students in fifth through eighth grades competed in Madison after advancin…