Peachtree MS Student Finishes 3rd in Scripps National Spelling Bee

Dunwoody’s Dharavane repeats third place finish at Scripps National Spelling Bee

Sarv Dharavane, a sixth grader at Peachtree Middle School, was perfect through rounds 12-16, as six other finalists fell, leaving him, Shray Parikh, and Ishaan Gupta in a head-to-head-to-head showdown.

Peachtree MS student finishes 3rd in Scripps National Spelling Bee

Peachtree Middle School student Sarv Dharavane finished in third place for the second consecutive year.

Dunwoody's Dharavane repeats third place finish at Scripps National Spelling Bee

Sometimes the easiest words are the ones that trip you up. In this case, the word “disa” was the one that eliminated Dunwoody speller Sarv Dharavane, as he finished third in the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 28. Dharavane, a sixth grader at Peachtree Middle School, was perfect through rounds 12-16, as six other finalists fell, leaving him, Shray Parikh, and Ishaan Gupta in a head-to-head-to-head showdown. The 12-year-old, who in earl…