Culver City Middle School eighth grader Cooper Komatsu won the Scripps Los Angeles County Regional Spelling Bee on Sunday at Walter Reed Middle School.
He competed in a field of 95 contestants from all around the County, with students ranging from third to the eighth grades.
This is Cooper’s second win and his last year of eligibility.
He will be continuing on to the National spelling bee outside Washington D.C. in the last week of May. The event will be televised on ESPN.
Cooper’s winning word was “gudgeon.”
It means
- A small, edible, European freshwater fish, often used as bait by anglers.
- archaic A credulous or easily fooled person.
Cooper is very excited to get another chance to compete at the national level.
He is grateful to Culver City Middle School and the community for helping him get there.
Mrs. Komatsu, Cooper’s mother, may be contacted at deborahkomatsu@me.com
