EditorialRachel Clemesha, who studies coastal clouds as a project scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, Calif., Aug. 25, 2022. (Nina Riggio/The New York Times)
EditorialHarini Logan hoists her trophy after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Ting Shen/The New York Times)
EditorialZaila Avant-garde, 14, an eighth grader from New Orleans, reacts to winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Orlando, Fla., July 8, 2021. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)
EditorialDhroov Bharatia, 12, a finalist in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, poses for a portrait in Plano, Texas, on June 28, 2021. (Jake Dockins/The New York Times)
EditorialSamples in a drawer at Dimitri Deheyn's lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 31, 2020. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times)