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24-25 Spelling Bee Schedule (Tentative)
www.spellingbee.com
Learning App: http://spellingbee.com/word-club
State Contacts
[email protected] (Sarah Jennett)
[email protected] (Brandi Nelson)
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Date
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Event
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Location
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Tue, Aug 20
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School Enrollment Open
https://spellingbee.com/enrollment
**Principals need to enroll their school
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TBA
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Local School Spelling Bee
**if a site chooses to hold a local spelling bee competition, this has no bearing on the District Bee.
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Mon, Feb 17
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Eligibility Check: 2.0 GPA & No Fs
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Feb 18 (TUE)
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District Written Spelling Bee
**All eligible students are allowed to compete. See below for grade & age requirements.
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(Remote)
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Feb 23 (FRI)
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Regional Registration Deadline
**confirm with state contacts. See above
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Feb 24-27
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Regional Online Qualifying Spelling Bee
**confirm with state contacts. See above
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(Remote)
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Mar 20 (Thur)
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Alaska State Spelling Bee
**confirm with state contacts. See above
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Live @ ANC: Performing Arts Center
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May TBA
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National Spelling Bee
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National Arbor, Maryland
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Eligible Participants:
5th-8th Grade Students with the following restrictions specified by Scripps.
1. Eligibility:
3) The speller must not have beyond the eighth grade on or before August 31, 2024.
(8) The speller must not have reached his/her 15th birthday on or before August 31, 2024.
https://secure.spellingbee.com/teachers/school-bee-information/rules
District Format:
- Format: Written Test
- # of Words: 50
- Winner determined by highest number of words spelled correctly.
District Written Test Process:
- District Activities Coordinator will email the 50 words in the format of the pronouncer guide along with scoring key that Tuesday at 10:00 AM to the Site Principals.
- Site Principal & Spelling Bee Coach will oversee the administration of the written test.
- The Pronouncer will announce each word along with it used in a sentence.
- Student may still ask for the definition if they wish.
- Pronouncer should move onto the next word after 1 min has passed.
District Scoring & Submission:
- All spelling sheets should be scored.
- Top 3 scores from each school should be submitted to the District Activities Coordinator for review.
- District Activities Coordinator will announce on Wednesday, February 19th the Top 3 finishers in the district.
District Tie-Breaker:
In the event there is a tie for 1st Place, a new written test composed of 25 words will be administered until 1 student outscores the other.