Oliver Sullivan McRae Halkett, 12, attends the private Mirman School on Mulholland Drive overlooking the Valley, and launched the school’s newspaper 3 years ago — at age 9.

Oliver Halkett of Silver Lake, who attends Brentwood’s Mirman School, competes in the Finals of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 29, 2025 in National Harbor, MD. (Photo by Craig ...

Oliver Sullivan McRae Halkett, 12, attends the private Mirman School on Mulholland Drive overlooking the Valley, and launched the school’s newspaper 3 years ago — at age 9.

Oliver Halkett omitted the “u” in the adjective that means “marked by or relating to a yellow or pink tint given a white sauce by the addition of egg yolks, tomato puree, or lobster coral.” The Silver ...