Shobha Dasari knows how to spell success.

After taking the title of co-champion in the Houston Public Media Spelling Bee, the 14-year-old whiz-with-words from The Woodlands is preparing to head to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. It will be her third year to go and her last chance to compete. The event is only open to students who have not yet graduated eighth grade and Dasari heads to high school next year.

For the past few years, Dasari was enrolled in Pearland ISD. Her family moved to The Woodlands over the summer and this year, she is a student at McCullough Junior High. click here for complete story