Jade Samanta represented Cape Christian School at the Association of Christian Schools International District Spelling Bee in St. Louis in January 2011. Samanta won first place at the fifth-grade level and first place overall. He went on to represent his school at the Regional Spelling Bee in Dallas in March, where he also won. He will compete in the National Spelling Bee later this year.
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