Mahesha Boodhoo won a recent online spelling bee contest when she spelt the word `pessimistic’ in the final round.
She won herself an HP laptop computer among other prizes.
The Rotary Club of Stabroek is collaborating with ExxonMobil Guyana to provide students with stimulating ways of continuing their education while at home and one such approach was the holding of the online spelling bee.
According to a joint release by ExxonMobil and the Rotary Club of Stabroek, the spelling competition was one phase of the collaboration, which included Brainstreet, and the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI), that also provided online tutorials and quizzes free of charge to students during the shutdown. After 15 rounds of intense action, Boodhoo emerged as the winner in the fifth round. For her efforts she received the HP laptop computer, printer, headset, flash drive, a book voucher, and a GBTI Early Savers Account. All the other finalists also received prizes.