Speller No. 124, Jamie Ding


 

Sponsor:
The Macomb Daily, Macomb, Michigan

Age:
13, eighth grade

School:
Parcells Middle School, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan

Bio:
Jamie is especially passionate about reading and math. He recently represented Michigan in both the Mathcounts National Competition and the National Geographic Bee. At school Jamie is quiz bowl team captain, and his team recently won the state quiz bowl championship in social studies. He is principal cellist in his school’s orchestra, and he plays piano. Jamie enjoys playing video games in his spare time, and he likes to travel. Jamie tied for 27th place in the 2004 national finals.