Since 1925, children across our fair land have competed in classroom, school, and regional spelling bees, hoping to make it ...

Richard Anthony Demato suggested the wordy ... Demato attempted to play a game when he challenged an officer to the spelling bee and spelled out the word “Britain,” according to the police ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee annually showcases the very best and brightest students, and this year's edition is no different. At least one student will join the 109 champions whose spelling ...

Brian Liu, a student at Richard S. Sherman Great Neck North Middle School, tied for fourth place in the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. Brian, 13, was one of nine spellers ...

“I went in thinking I was a smart kid who had won a National Spelling Bee, and I must be able to compete with the highest-level academic kids. I signed up for a bunch of advanced classes I ...

Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Texas, has just won this year's national Scripps Spelling Bee. His winning word was "éclaircissement," a French word that means clarification, explanation or ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrates its 100th anniversary this week. The annual competition where students put their spelling skills to the test began in 1925 when nine newspapers hosted ...

Last year when DeKalb County student Sarv Dharavane came in 22nd place at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, he told his parents he could go further. The 11-year-old kept his promise this year ...

It would be unwise of me to compare a spelling bee to a poetry slam; it would be akin to comparing fire to a firefly. Too often I think adults tend to chide teenagers for not having interests ...