Overview
The Bee is the nation's largest and longest-running educational promotion, administered on a not-for-profit basis by The E.W. Scripps Company and 267 sponsors in the United States, Europe, Canada, New Zealand, Guam, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
Sponsorship is available on a limited basis to daily and weekly newspapers serving English-speaking populations around the world. Each sponsor organizes a spelling bee program in its community with the cooperation of area school officials: public, private, parochial, charter, virtual, and home schools.
Schools wishing to participate in the spelling bee arena must enroll with the national office to ensure their students are eligible to participate and to receive the materials needed to conduct classroom and school bees. During enrollment, school bee coordinators receive their local sponsor's program-specific information - local dates, deadlines, and participation guidelines.
To participate, your school - or a benefactor on behalf of your school - must enroll through the Scripps National Spelling Bee website. The regular enrollment period usually ends in mid October. There is a late enrollment period/extension offered each year.
The official study booklet is available free online to district teacher sponsors by logging into the Scripps National Spelling Bee website.
The champion of each sponsor's final spelling bee advances to the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in Washington, D.C.
Local Spelling Bee Program
Ashland County Spelling Bee
The Ashland County Spelling Bee has been set for Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., at the Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center. In case of inclement weather, the bee will be held on Thursday, February 1, 2024 (time and location will remain the same). Communications are sent to each building on a routine basis.
Mary Hamilton - Champion - St Edward School
Solomon Prigozen - Finalist - St. Edward School
The Ashland Times Gazette Article: St. Edwards' Mary Hamilton takes champion title at Ashland County Spelling Bee
Holmes County Spelling Bee
The Holmes County Spelling Bee has been set for Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., at West Holmes High School (Auditorium). In case of inclement weather, the bee will be held on Thursday, January 18, 2024 (time and location will remain the same). Communications are sent to each building on a routine basis.
Co-Champion: Greta Mullet - Hiland Middle School
Co-Champion: Ellie Schafer - Killbuck Elementary School
The Wooster Daily Record Article: Unprecedented: Two spellers outlast word list in 32-round Holmes County Spelling Bee
Wayne County Spelling Bee
The Wayne County Spelling Bee has been set for Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at the Orrville High School (Auditorium). In case of inclement weather, the bee will be held on Thursday, January 25, 2024 (time and location will remain the same). Contestants will advance to The Akron Beacon Journal Regional Spelling Bee in Akron. Communications are sent to each building on a routine basis.
Wayne County Spelling Bee 10 Finalists to advance to the Akron Beacon Journal Regional Spelling Bee in Akron:
> Wyatt Bowman - Norwayne Middle School
> Makena Conrad - John R. Lea Middle School
> Rowan Cottrell - Northwestern Middle School
> Joel French - Wooster High School
> Jane Kaufmann - Rittman Middle School
> Wyatt Mancuso - Chippewa Intermediate School
> Lexi Mast - Dalton Middle School
> Quinten Steiner - Central Christian School
> Aryansai Tankala - Edgewood Middle School
> Zach Yeager - Chippewa Jr./Sr. High School
The Wooster Daily Record Article: Wayne Bee Champ named after two-speller, four-round final battle
Contact
ESC Spelling Bee Co-Coordinators
Jennifer Marrah, Consultant
P: (330) 345-6771 Ext. 237
email: tesc_jmarrah@tccsa.net
Debbie Stoler, Administrative Assistant
P: (330) 345-6771 Ext. 270
F: (330) 345-7622
email: tesc_stoler@tccsa.net