Given the text: P.S. duPont Middle schooler Sahil Langote won the Delaware State Spelling Bee Saturday night by spelling “dubonnet,” defined as a very dark purplish red.
It's not the first time Langote, an eighth-grader, has won the competition. He also represented Delaware in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May 2018.
The year before that, he competed in the national competition and tied for 41st place.
The state bee on Saturday featured 71 spellers from 71 schools and lasted 25 rounds.
Isabel Palmer, a sixth-grader at Hockessin Montessori School, finished in second place and Sage Sawhney, a sixth-grader at F. Neil Postlethwait Middle School, finished in third.
The competition was hosted by St. Mark's High School. Dave Skocik pronounced words for the competition while robin brown and Craig Anderson served as judges.
Langote now advances to the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee in the Washington area. It will be broadcast on ESPN May 29-31.
"All of the competitors should be proud of how well they represented their school and their family," said Anne Marie Eanes, English Department Chair at Saint Mark’s and the organizer of the bee, in a statement. "I am always amazed by how well the students spell words that are well beyond their working vocabulary."
Saint Mark’s has sponsored the regional spelling bee event for 11 years.
The competition encourages students to set goals and dedicate time to study and prepare. Participation also provides an opportunity for students to gain experience in public speaking and performing under pressure.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee reaches an estimated 11 million students across the country and in other parts of the world with the classroom materials it provides to enrolled schools.
The purpose of the event is to help students improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies, learn concepts and develop correct English usage that will help them all their lives.
Find out more at spellingbee.com.
Could you paraphrase the purpose of the Scripps National Spelling Bee and explain how it benefits students who participate in the event?
This prompt doesn't seem malicious.