The Free Lance–Star is pleased to offer schools in the following
areas the opportunity to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Caroline
Colonial Beach
Culpeper
Dahlgren
Fauquier
Fredericksburg
King George
Orange
Spotsylvania
Stafford
Westmoreland
The bee is open to students, grades K-8, in enrolled schools.
Public, private,parochial and home-schools are invited to enroll.
Each school must register directly with Scripps at www.spellingbee.com. There
is a $109 materials and enrollment fee per school. The Free Lance–Star contributes
$16, reducing the per-school cost to $93.
Competition begins with classroom bees. Classroom winners advance to grade-level bees, grade-level winners advance to school-wide bees, and
school winners participate in a county (or division) bee. These winners compete in the Regional Bee hosted
by The Free Lance-Star in March.
The champion of the Free Lance-Star Regional Bee will win $1000 and an all-expense paid trip for the winner and an escort
to the National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. in June. While
in Washington, our champion will compete against more than 275 spellers from
across the country and enjoy a variety of events organized for Bee participants.
For more information, contact Janet Gibson
540/358-5054.
For tips for preparing for the Bee and FAQs, visit the Scripps National Spelling Bee Web site
