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Thank you to our regional partners who make the Scripps National Spelling Bee possible in communities across the country! Our regional partners embody the spirit of the Bee, committing to education in their local communities.
The legacy of regional partnership is rooted in newspapers, but over time has evolved into a diverse collection of media outlets, universities, community organizations, sports teams and convention and visitors’ bureaus. Would your organization be a good fit?
this year's regional partners
Alabama
- Alabama Kiwanis Foundation, Birmingham
Alaska
- Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage
- Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Fairbanks
Arizona
- Arizona Educational Foundation, Phoenix
- Arizona Educational Foundation, Scottsdale
- Navajo Times Publishing Company, Window Rock
Arkansas
- Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, Jacksonville
California
- Imperial County Office of Education, El Centro
- KERO Channel 23, Bakersfield
- Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas
- Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside
- SAGE Publishing, Thousand Oaks
- San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, San Bernardino
- San Ramon Valley Rotary Club, Danville
- San Ramon Valley Rotary Club, San Ramon
- SNSB California Regional Bee, San Francisco
- The Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, Fresno
- The Orange County Register, Irvine
- The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego
- Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register, Visalia
Colorado
- Boulder Valley School District, Boulder
- The Denver Post, Denver
Connecticut
- Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, West Hartford
Delaware
- Seaford District Library, Inc., Seaford
- Sussex County Public Libraries, Georgetown
District of Columbia
- The Washington Informer, Washington
Florida
- Collier County Public Schools, Naples
- Envision Credit Union, Tallahassee
- Lee County Spelling Bee, Fort Myers
- Miami Herald, Miami
- Orlando City SC, Orlando
- WJXT, Jacksonville
Georgia
- Georgia Association of Educators, Tucker
Hawaii
- Hawaii State Spelling Bee, Honolulu
Idaho
- Boise State University, Boise
- Idaho Character Foundation, Coeur d'Alene
- Lewiston Tribune, Lewiston
Illinois
- Boone-Winnebago Regional Office of Education, Loves Park
- Carroll/JoDaviess/Stephenson Regional Office of Education, Freeport
- Chicago Public Schools, Chicago
- ComEd and Tyndale House Publishers, Chicago
- DeKalb Regional Office of Education 16, DeKalb
- Grundy/Kendall County Regional Office of Education, Morris
- Kane County Regional Office of Education, Geneva
- Lake County Regional Office of Education, Vernon Hills
- Macon-Piatt Regional Office of Education, Decatur
- McHenry County Regional Office of Education, McHenry
- Pepper Construction and Wight & Company, Chicago
- Regional Office of Education #47, Sterling
- SNSB Illinois Regional Bee, Peoria
- Will County Regional Office of Education, Chicago
Indiana
- Ball State University - WIPB-TV, Muncie
- Indiana University, Bloomington
- IU School of Education at IUPUI, Indianapolis
- Kankakee Valley REMC, Wanatah
- Lafayette Adult Resource Academy, Lafayette
- SNSB Indiana Regional Bee, Fort Wayne
Iowa
- The Dispatch Argus, Davenport
Kansas
- Kansas Press Association, Topeka
- Olathe Public Schools, Olathe
Kentucky
- Visit Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville
Louisiana
- Kiwanis Club of Lafayette, Lafayette
- Louisiana State University Shreveport, Shreveport
- New Orleans Chapter of The Links, New Orleans
- SagamoreHill Broadcasting LLC, Lake Charles
- University Laboratory School, Baton Rouge
Maine
- Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, Portland
Maryland
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Annapolis
- Charles County Public Schools, La Plata
- Frederick County Public Libraries, Frederick
- Howard County Library, Columbia
- Maryland Sports, Baltimore
- The Meakem Group, Bethesda
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne
Massachusetts
- Boston Centers for Youth & Families, Boston
- The Daily Item, Lynn
- The Martha's Vineyard Times, Vineyard Haven
Michigan
- Discover Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
- Kent Intermediate School District, Grand Rapids
- Ludington Daily News, Ludington
- Macomb Intermediate School District, Clinton Township
- Oakland Schools Education Foundation, Waterford
- The County Press, Lapeer
- The Herald Palladium, St. Joseph
- Traverse City Record-Eagle, Traverse City
- WXYZ Channel 7, Detroit
Minnesota
- Lakes Country Service Cooperative, Fergus Falls
- Sourcewell, Staples
- South Central Service Cooperative, North Mankato
- Southeast Service Cooperative, Rochester
- Success Beyond the Classroom, Arden Hills
Mississippi
- The Commercial Dispatch, Columbus
Missouri
- A.C.E.S., Rolla
- Columbia Missourian, Columbia
- Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence
- Mosaic Life Care Foundation, St. Joseph
- Raymore-Peculiar School District, Peculiar
- Saint Louis University, St. Louis
- Three Rivers College, Poplar Bluff
Montana
- Montana Television Network, Bozeman
Nebraska
- Omaha Sports Commission, Omaha
Nevada
- The Public Education Foundation, Las Vegas
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
New Jersey
- Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs, Hackensack
- Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, Jersey City
- Press Communications, Neptune
- Sidelines and Stages, Maplewood
- Somerset County Library System, Bridgewater
New Mexico
- The Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque
New York
- Corning Rotary Club, Corning
- Orange-Ulster BOCES, Goshen
- ScholarSkills for STARS, New Windsor
- ScholarSkills for STARS, New York
- SNSB New York State Regional Bee, Albany
- The Daily Star, Oneonta
- The Post-Standard, Syracuse
- Watertown Daily Times, Watertown
- Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES, Newark
North Carolina
- Carolina Panthers, Charlotte
- Cumberland County Schools, Fayetteville
- Duke University Office of Durham and Community Affairs, Durham
- Harnett County Schools, Lillington
- Johnston County Public Schools, Smithfield
North Dakota
- ND Association of County Superintendents, Bismarck
Ohio
- Akron Beacon Journal, Akron
- Educational Service Center of Lorain County, Elyria
- ESC of Northeast Ohio , Cleveland
- ESC of the Western Reserve, Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties
- Ohio University College of Business, Athens
- Salem News, East Liverpool Review and The Morning Journal, Lisbon
- SNSB Michigan and Ohio Regional Bee, Dayton
- SNSB Region One Bee, Cincinnati
- SNSB Region Two Bee, Cincinnati
- The Blade, Toledo
- The Herald-Star, Steubenville
- The Lima News, Lima
- The Marietta Times, Marietta
- The Repository, Canton
- The Times Leader, Martins Ferry
- WCPO 9, Cincinnati
- WFMJ Television, Inc., Youngstown
Oklahoma
- 2 News Oklahoma, Tulsa
- Oklahoma City Thunder, Oklahoma City
Oregon
- Pamplin Media Group, Portland
Pennsylvania
- Chester County Intermediate Unit, Downingtown
- Delaware County Intermediate Unit, Morton
- Diamond City Sports, Wilkes-Barre
- Pennsylvania State Education Association and Council for the Advancement of Public Schools, Montgomeryville
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh
- The Republican Herald, Pottsville
- WHYY, Philadelphia
- WITF: Public Media for Central Pennsylvania, Harrisburg
Rhode Island
- The Valley Breeze, Cumberland
South Carolina
- Pee Dee Education Center, Florence
- The Post and Courier, Charleston
- USC Upstate, Spartanburg
South Dakota
- University of South Dakota, Vermillion
Tennessee
- Tennessee Titans, Knoxville
- Tennessee Titans, Nashville
- University of Memphis, Memphis
Texas
- Dallas Sports Commission, Dallas
- Ector County Independent School District, Odessa
- Education Credit Union, Amarillo
- EPISD Education Foundation, El Paso
- Houston Community College, Houston
- Kiwanis Club of Abilene, Abilene
- KRIS Communications, Corpus Christi
- Laredo Morning Times, Laredo
- Midland Reporter-Telegram, Midland
- Ramar Communications, Lubbock
- Rapoport Holdings, LLC, Waco
- Rio Grande Valley AIM Media Texas, McAllen
- San Angelo Association of REALTORS, San Angelo
- Sweet Success ATX, Austin
- Texas Christian University, Fort Worth
- The Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre Association, New Braunfels
- Victoria Advocate, Victoria
Utah
- Southeast Education Service Center, Price
- The City Journals, Salt Lake City
Vermont
- VTDigger, Rutland
Virginia
- Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Danville
- Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg
- Fairfax County Council PTA, Merrifield
- InsideNoVa/Prince William, Manassas
- Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond
- Rockingham District Ruritans, Harrisonburg
- The Daily Progress and News Virginian, Charlottesville
- The News & Advance, Lynchburg
- The Roanoke Times, Roanoke
- WHRO Public Media, Norfolk
Washington
- Town Hall Seattle, Seattle
West Virginia
- Charleston Gazette-Mail, Charleston
- The Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, Clarksburg
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin State Journal, Madison
Wyoming
- Sweetwater County BOCES, Rock Springs
Guam
- Rotary Club of Guam , Hagåtña
Puerto Rico
- Eureka Enrichment & Learning Center, Inc., San Juan
Canada
- Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia
- ECU Regional Bee, Kitchener, Ontario
- WFCU Credit Union, Windsor, Ontario
Ghana
- Young Educators Foundation, Accra
Europe
- European PTA, Defense and State Department Schools
Japan
- No current sponsor.
The Bahamas
- The Ministry of Education, Nassau
U.S. Virgin Islands
- The Virgin Islands Daily News, St. Thomas