The best young spellers in the English language are set to compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year The best young spellers in the English ...

Faizan bested Sarvadnya Kadam in the 20th round to win the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 29. He sealed the deal that night by nailing éclaircissement, running out of breath and collapsing ...

“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 ...

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 ...

After 10 grueling rounds that began with 243 young contestants — and six locals — before winnowing the field to nine, one speller from Los Angeles County remained.

The first National Spelling Bee was held in Louisville ... extremely respectable spot as the 22nd best speller in the United States in 2024. Zachary was a seventh grader at the time, so he ...

“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 ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... on the sprawling Madison campus could claim: Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The bee winner in 1991 at age 13, Lagatta ...

Joanne Lagatta arrived at the University of Wisconsin in 1995 with a flawless academic record and an achievement on her resumé that she didn't like to talk about — but that no other undergrad ...