2023 Hudson County Spelling Bee

Kavya Jakasania, 13, a seventh-grade student at Middle School 4 in Jersey City, lifts her champion's trophy after winning the 2023 Hudson County Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 4, at High Tech High School in Secaucus.

The top finishers of the 2023 Hudson County Spelling Bee pose on the stage at High Tech High School in Secaucus. From left are sixth-grader Aleksander Fennell of Hoboken Middle School; seventh-grader Mashary Ahmed of the Franklin Williams School in Jersey City; champion Kavya Jakasania, a seventh-grader at Middle School 4 in Jesey City; second-place finisher Milan Zhu of School 37 in Jersey City; seventh-grader Thanasi Kontanis of the Christa McAuliffe School in Jersey City; and seventh-grader Kavya Dhillon of the Dr. Michael Conti School in Jersey City. Aleksander, Mashary, Thanasi and Kavya Dhillon all tied for third place. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.

Congratulating 2023 Hudson County Spelling Bee winner Kavya Jakasania, are, from left, Gina Hulings, director of the Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs & Tourism Development; Kavya's father, Satyam; mother, Snehal, and brother, Shashwat. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023

Congratulating Milan Zhu, second from left, the second-place finisher in the 2023 Hudson County Spelling Bee, are, from left, Milan's brother, Milo; father Xinping; and her school principal, Derek Stanton of School 37, the Rafael De J. Cordero School, in Jersey City. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023

Gina Hulings, left, director of the Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs & Tourism Development, congratulates 2023 Hudson County Spelling Bee champion Kavya Jakasania, a seventh-grade student at Middle School 4 in Jersey City, on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at High Tech High School in Secaucus.