Comparing Nuper and April in Spell Bound

After viewing spell bound, it was clear to me that two of the competitors, April and Nuper, compared and contrasted greatly throughout the movie.  April appeared to be much more pessimistic and negative when describing her prospects in the spelling bee.  She set her expectations very low for the competition and exceeded them by a large margin.  Nuper on the other hand, seemed to be more interested in the task at hand.  Both girls had an extreme passion for spelling, but Nuper appeared to embrace this passion more than April.  Overall, Nuper seemed to be more open to showing her feelings than the more pessimistic April.