Melody Hinkle, a seventh grader from Brewer Middle School, beat out 34 other contestants from around America to claim the ...

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… ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The first bee was held ...

His victories have earned him multiple gift cards to the annual Jefferson Parish book sale. He also won a set of kitchen pots ...

Edith Fuller beat out 53 other students at a spelling bee in Tulsa to land a spot in the national spelling bee.

I did not win the National Spelling Bee by triumphing over my autism. I won the National Spelling Bee because of my autism,” the 53-year-old Pennington says. “For me, ...

FILE – President George Bush meets with winners of the National Spelling Bee at the White House, May 31, 1991, including 13-year-old winner Joanne Lagatta, left, of Clintonville, Wisc., Maria ...

FILE – President George Bush meets with winners of the National Spelling Bee at the White House, May 31, 1991, including 13-year-old winner Joanne Lagatta, left, of Clintonville, Wisc., Maria ...