WASHINGTON --Having spelled "serrefine" to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Evan O'Dorney is ready to tackle an even more unusual challenge for a 13-year-old boy.
"In the fall," said his mother, Jennifer, "he'll be taking calculus."
Evan, a home-schooled eighth-grader from Danville, Calif., breezed through the competition Thursday night to become the nation's top speller. He said he knew the winning word - a noun describing small forceps - the moment the pronouncer said it, but he was more enthusiastic when he spoke about an upcoming math camp this summer and the calculus class he'll be taking at the University of California at Berkeley.
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This kid is a good role model for other children as well as parents. His recognition sends the message that a good education should really be valued by everyone. It's kids like him that will make a good future for everyone.
See the video of the spelling bee winner here:
http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/362156/US?c_id=ar
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