Scripps National Spelling Bee Registration Deadline Approaches
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Schools throughout northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio should plan to enroll in the Scripps National Spelling Bee no later than Oct. 15.
This year, in partnership with Encylopaedia Britannica, Scripps is offering an incentive for schools (public, private, parochial, charter, virtual and home schools) who register by Thursday. Complete registration information is available on the www.spellingbee.com website.
Locally, The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette; northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives, including Kosciusko REMC; and IPFW sponsor the regional event.
Students from 17 regional counties will compete in the 57th annual Journal Gazette Spelling Bee at the IPFW Rhinehart Music Center's Auer Auditorium March 12. Competition culminates at the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in the spring.The Spelling Bee is designed to develop strong study skills, increase vocabulary and improve spelling. During the fall and winter, schools conduct spelling bee programs at the classroom, grade and/or school level, and send their spelling champions to the county level in January and February. County bee dates will be announced at a later date.
