These Udupi Origin Sisters Excel The Fourth Annual Columbia Missourian Regional Spelling Bee

These Udupi Origin Sisters Excel The Fourth Annual Columbia Missourian Regional Spelling Bee

The two finalists at the Columbia Missourian Regional Spelling Bee were the two sisters who originate from Udupi. Jiya Shetty, 14, an eighth-grader from Smithton Middle School, won against her sister, Aanya,10, from Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary School. Aanya stood second. Students from 25 schools across mid-Missouri competed in the spelling bee competition held in the Reynolds Journalism Institute. After 94 words, 15 spellers and 20 rounds, Jiya won the competition.
Jiya Shetty had won the last year’s regional competition as well as was supposed to go to the national contest which was cancelled due to covid pandemic.
Jiya and Anya are the daughters of Pavan Shetty, a principal scientist working for a pharmaceutical company, who hails from Amparu village in Kundapur.