Speller No. 139, Rajiv Tarigopula


 

Sponsor:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri

Age:
12, seventh grade

School:
Sperreng Middle School, St. Louis, Missouri

Bio:
Rajiv is editor of his school’s newspaper and a member of his school’s Science Olympiad team. He enjoys working with computers and creating Web sites. Soccer is his favorite sport. Rajiv also enjoys playing violin, guitar, and keyboard. He participated in the 2003 and 2004 national finals, tying for 48th place in 2003 and tying for 16th place in 2004.