Each year District 15 students in grades 4-8 at our schools participate in Spelling Bees. Winners progress to their school bees and the winner from each building participates in the District 15 Annual Spelling Bee. This year’s District Spelling Bee will be held on Tuesday, February 1, at 7:00 p.m. (student registration at 6:30 p.m.). All Spelling Bees held at the schools will take place prior to Winter Break and comprehensive study guides will be provided to the district participants (school winners), prior to break.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee organization incorporates both spelling and vocabulary components in their competition.  At District 15 we also have vocabulary rounds at the School and District levels of competition. Rounds 5, 10 and 15 will be vocabulary rounds. In those rounds, students will be given a word and two choices of the definition. Students who respond with the correct definition will continue on in the Bee.

Resources

Scripps Spelling Bee website Parent Page 

How to Study for a Spelling Bee, written by Dr. Jacques Bailly, Scripps National Spelling Bee announcer and former National Champion.