Seventh grader takes Delaware Regional Spelling Bee crown

“M-a-s-c-a-r-p-o-n-e,” she spelled.

And, after the crowd erupted with cheers, emcee Blake Saunders announced, “Ladies and gentlemen, we have our 2026 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee champion, ... from the Islamic Academy of Delaware. Please show some love to our first-place winner, Ms. Siara Husain.”