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Local middle school student reaches National History Bee quarterfinals

By Patrick Damp

/ CBS Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh sixth-grader makes National History Bee quarterfinals

ORLANDO (KDKA) - A Boyce Middle School student has reached the National History Bee quarterfinals.

Rising sixth grader Arjun Kairi traveled to Orlando last month for the event - competing in the elementary school division.

This spring, he also finished among the top ten in the annual Western Pennsylvania Spelling Bee.

A heartfelt congratulations to Arjun!

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a Web Producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.

First published on July 7, 2022 / 4:32 AM EDT

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