The Iolani School student Kira Lau recently represented Hawai‘i at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee, a milestone year ...

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To his right was the Scripps trophy. And with that, it hardly seemed to matter. “The Spelling Bee is my life,” he said. 10:37 ...

Faizan Zaki is hoping to do something that's rarely been achieved in 100 years of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

While the origin of the word "bee" is still disputed, according to Merriam-Webster — which has been involved with the ...

The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its ...

Spelling coach Scott Remer has 26 students competing in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. One was the runner-up last year.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A Dunlap Valley Middle School eighth grader will move on to the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee after defining compelling correctly. Kavin Kumar Suriya ...

At least Ratledge was rated among the best available guards by the time the pick came up late in the second round. While I don’t love the value, I’m pumping up the grade from a C-plus because ...

They were there to watch a rousing show performed by the second graders saluting our country’s veterans and active military personnel. The students had already had a “dress rehearsal” earlier in the ...

Second graders at P.S. 98Q in Douglaston are proving that even the smallest hands can make a big difference. As part of a combined Financial Literacy and Civics for All initiative, students ...

The City of Ellsworth has been celebrating all week. On Tuesday, Ellsworth Elementary second graders got their hands dirty for a cleaner world as they planted eighty trees at the public nursery.