This ‘audacious’ fourth-grader is Forsyth County 2020 spelling bee champion

Sharanya Vats (center), a fourth-grader at Coal Mountain Elementary School, won the annual Forsyth County Schools spelling bee on Saturday, Jan. 11. Also pictured, from left to right, are fourth runner-up and alternate Nikhil Gaonkar of Brandywine Elementary; third runner-up Sarah Hackett of Little Mill Middle; second runner-up Samuel Giganti of Liberty Middle; and first runner-up Anika Kulkarni of DeSana Middle. Photo courtesy Forsyth County Schools

2020 FCS Spelling Bee — Sharanya Vats (center), a fourth-grader at Coal Mountain Elementary School, won the annual Forsyth County Schools spelling bee on Saturday, Jan. 11. Also pictured, from left to right, are fourth runner-up and alternate Nikhil Gaonkar of Brandywine Elementary; third runner-up Sarah Hackett of Little Mill Middle; second runner-up Samuel Giganti of Liberty Middle; and first runner-up Anika Kulkarni of DeSana Middle. Photo courtesy Forsyth County Schools

After two-and-a-half hours and 14 rounds of competition, Sharanya Vats, a fourth-grader at Coal Mountain Elementary School, correctly spelled ‘audacious’ to become the Forsyth County Schools spelling bee champion.

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