The student from Brentwood’s Mirman School was among nine spellers from the original field of 243 to reach the finals.

Oliver Halkett, a 13-year-old from Los Angeles, has reached the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals and stands to win ...

Oliver Halkett from Bel Air is attempting to become the first speller from Los Angeles County to win the Scripps National ...

Oliver Halkett, a seventh grader from Bel Air, competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals on Thursday. Halkett ...

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.” ...