(CNN) Zaila Avant-garde, the teenager who this week became the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, has earned yet another honor: an offer of a full scholarship to Louisiana State University. You modeled intellectual excellence," LSU President William F. Tate IV tweeted Saturday"@LSU_Honors awaits. I write to offer you a full scholarship to attend LSU. The 14-year-old from Harvey, Louisiana, told CNN earlier this week, though, that she hopes to play basketball at Harvard University. That would be before a career at NASA, or as a coach in the NBA, or a career in neuroscience or gene editing, the champion speller said.

Source: CNN July 10, 2021 22:41 UTC