NATIONAL HARBOR, UNITED STATES
Student spellers compete in the opening rounds of the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee
Annie-Lois Ama Serwaa Acheamong, an 8th grader from Ghana Christian International High School in Accra, Ghana, asks to leave the stage to use the restroom in the middle of her turn during a preliminary round of the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., May 31, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein