Hey, Spellbound Kid



George A. Thampy ’10, who was featured as the third-place contestant in the 2002 documentary “Spellbound,” eventually won the Scripps



George A. Thampy ’10, who was featured as the third-place contestant in the 2002 documentary “Spellbound,” eventually won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2000. And now that he’s here, FM decided to jump (that’s J-U-M-P) at the opportunity (that one we can’t spell).

George A. Thampy ’10: Omphaloskepsis. It means the contemplation of one’s navel; [words like this] give the English language its color, its vibrancy.