13-Year-Old From Silver Lake Advances to Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals

Silver Lake’s Oliver Halkett, 13, ties for 7th place in Scripps National Spelling Bee

The student from Brentwood's Mirman School was among nine spellers from the original field of 243 to reach the finals.

Silver Lake Seventh-Grader Ties for Seventh in National Spelling Bee Finals

A seventh-grader at Mirman School in Brentwood tied for seventh place in the Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday evening in National Harbor, Maryland, misspelling “aurore” in the 13th round. Oliver Halkett omitted the “u” in the adjective that means “marked by or relating to a yellow or pink tint given a white sauce by the addition of egg yolks, tomato puree, or lobster coral.” The Silver Lake resident was among nine spellers from the origina…

13-year-old from Silver Lake advances to Scripps National Spelling Bee finals

A 13-year-old from Los Angeles is among the finalists at this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee - and he's r-e-a-d-y for Thursday night's finals!

7th grader from Silver Lake competing in Scripps National Spelling Bee final

Thanks to the word “gobbe,” a 7th grader from Silver Lake is competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee final on Thursday night. Oliver Halkett, a student at the Mirman School in Bel Air, will compete with eight other finalists.

Bel Air Seventh Grader Reaches Finals of Scripps National Spelling Bee

Oliver Halkett of Mirman School Competed on Thursday for a $50,000 prize Thirteen-year-old Oliver Halkett, a seventh grader from Mirman School in Bel Air, earned a spot in the finals of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming a rare contender from Los Angeles County to reach the championship stage. Halkett advanced to Thursday’s final round after successfully navigating both the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds on Wednesday, accurately…