A champion becomes an emcee: Catching up with Vanya Shivashankar at the spelling bee

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - 08:39

Bee Week

Vanya Shivashankar, the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee co-champion, has been coming to the Bee for more than a decade – starting with before she was a speller, when her sister, Kavya, competed. ...

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The Ghana Girls

Tuesday, May 31, 2022 - 17:54

Bee Week

It’s the 15th anniversary of Ghana’s participation in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and for the first time, three spellers from the country will take the stage. Salome Dzakpasu, the prog...

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Language above all: 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee focuses challenges beyond spelling

Tuesday, May 31, 2022 - 17:24

Bee Week

Eagle-eyed viewers of the Scripps National Spelling Bee will notice some changes in the competition this year – both through the competition and, potentially, as we work to declare a winner. Fi...

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"They encouraged us to have fun"

Tuesday, May 31, 2022 - 17:00

Bee Week

At the opening ceremony of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee, spellers got a crash course in the competition as well as pep talks and praise from officials and staff.   "I’m here to ...

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“She understands that she’s an inspiration”: A conversation with 2021 Champion Zaila Avant-garde and her mother, Alma Heard

Monday, May 30, 2022 - 16:20

Bee Week

It should come as no surprise that “Murraya” is one of Zaila Avant-garde’s favorite words. After all, spelling the “genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees having pinnate leaves and flo...

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Virtual in Albuquerque

Monday, January 11, 2021 - 08:38

Classroom to County Bees

Students at Truman Middle School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, can thank T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y and their local sponsor, The Albuquerque Journal, for making it possible for them to participate in thei...

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Thank You from the Bee

Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - 15:15

Classroom to County Bees

It's been a school year unlike anything you've ever seen or experienced. And the Bee goes on.  Teachers' workloads have increased dramatically to care for students in their classrooms and online...

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Spelling Bee S-U-C-C-E-S-S

Friday, December 11, 2020 - 10:37

Classroom to County Bees

In the coming months, we’ll share stories of how teachers, school administrators and local sponsors are finding creative ways to successfully complete their spelling bees during the p...

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Virtual Recognition for Canadian Champion

Friday, May 1, 2020 - 11:11

Final Local Bees

Local spelling bee sponsor, WFCU Credit Union in Ontario, Canada, has taken extra steps to recognize its local champion. Giovanna Patcas won her final local spelling bee on March 8. She was runner-up ...

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#BingetheBee on ESPN

Friday, April 10, 2020 - 10:10

Bee Week

Are you ready to relive some of our favorite spelling bee moments? With no live action sports, ESPN is digging into their archives to find classics from the past. This Sunday, ESPN will air a seven...

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March Buzzes In Like a Bee Across the Country

Monday, March 9, 2020 - 14:35

Final Local Bees

It is Final Local Bee season across the country as spellers put their preparation to the test by competing against other school spelling bee winners. The Scripps National Spelling Bee estimates 11 mil...

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A Flurry of Final Local Bees in February

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 08:32

Final Local Bees

It is Final Local Bee season across the country as spellers put their preparation to the test by competing against other school spelling bee winners. The Scripps National Spelling Bee estimates 11 mil...

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Bee Coverage in IL, CA, MI and IN

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 12:07

Final Local Bees

It is Final Local Bee season across the country as spellers put their preparation to the test by competing against other school spelling bee winners. The Scripps National Spelling Bee estimates 11 mil...

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More winners from OK, KS, NC and SC

Monday, February 17, 2020 - 09:54

Final Local Bees

It is Final Local Bee season across the country as spellers put their preparation to the test by competing against other school spelling bee winners. The Scripps National Spelling Bee estimates 11 mil...

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Final Local Bees Begin in PA, TN, NY and Jamaica

Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 15:18

Final Local Bees

It is Final Local Bee season across the country as spellers put their preparation to the test by competing against other school spelling bee winners. The Scripps National Spelling Bee estimates 11 mil...

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The Scripps Cup(s)

Friday, May 31, 2019 - 02:47

Bee Week

The trophy the eight (!) champion spellers lifted at the end of the Scripps National Spelling Bee looks a little different than in the past. Instead of a traditional trophy, the new ver...

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The octo-champs

Friday, May 31, 2019 - 01:12

Bee Week

It was 12:05 a.m. when Rohan Raja spelled the last correct word of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. At that point, it had been more than an hour since anyone had spelled anything wrong. The resul...

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We have so many champions

Thursday, May 30, 2019 - 23:54

Bee Week

Our first champion is Rishik Gandhasri, speller 5. The California seventh grader spelled "auslaut" correctly. "It's great to be here," said Erin Howard, speller 93 and an Alabama eighth grader. ...

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On to round 20

Thursday, May 30, 2019 - 23:47

Bee Week

Speller 427, Christopher Serrao, spelled "omphalopsychite," one who stares fixedly at their navel to induce a mystical trance. "I'm still nervous," Christopher said before the fina...

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Not number one

Thursday, May 30, 2019 - 23:42

Bee Week

Erin Howard, speller 93, likes having a buffer. Erin was used to being speller 1 in her early years. "Now, I have a sense of how difficult the words in that round are going to be," she said. "I ...

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