Astronaut one day, artist the next: How to help children explore the world of careers Career counselors recommend exposing children to a wide variety of career paths at a young age.

Other notable finalists included Esha Marupudi, Oliver Halkett, and Akshaj Somisetty, with Somisetty being the first eliminated in the finals after missing a vocabulary question on the word ...

Oliver Halkett of Silver Lake, who attends Brentwood’s Mirman School, competes in the Finals of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 29, 2025 in National Harbor, MD.

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 ...