Speller No. 25, Akshay Buddiga


 

Sponsor:
Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado

Age:
13, eighth grade

School:
Mountain Ridge Middle School, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Bio:
Akshay is an avid reader. He enjoys playing harp, chess, basketball, and video games. He also likes to hike Colorado mountain trails. Akshay won the Colorado state championship in the 2004 Reader's Digest National Word Power Challenge. His favorite subjects in school are English and science. His brother, Pratyush, is the 2002 national champion.