Mangaluru: Ciel Merlyn Monteiro, a class X student of Mount Carmel Central School, Maryhill in the city, has secured the first rank in the 2024–25 state-level grand finale conducted by India’s No. 1 Spell Bee WIZ National Spell Bee competition. 

Ciel Merlyn Monteiro is the daughter of Walter Monteiro of Bajpe Karambara and Kiran Shirley D’Souza.