“I won’t be nervous [at the spelling bee],” she said. “I’m used to standing up and performing in front of people.” Mariel’s 12-year-old brother, Buddy, a sixth-grader at Burley who placed second ...

Surfside Playhouse in Cocoa Beach is staging the musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." The show follows six quirky adolescents competing in a spelling championship, exploring themes of ...

The snarky, wonderful The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee began as an improv sketch conceived by Rebecca Feldman, then as a play written by her called C-R-E-S-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, then as a musical ...

Want to learn more? See our newsletter page here. BALTIMORE (CNN) – An exceptional young woman who cemented herself in the history books has a bright future ahead. The saying goes, hard work pays off, ...

Ever wanted to fit in? Ever thought that second place wasn’t good enough or that winning could finally help you figure out who you are? THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is the story of a ...

Zaila Avant-garde won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2021, becoming the first African American to win the nation’s premier spelling bee contest. At the time, she was living in Louisiana, but ...

Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help. By New York Times Games Editor’s Note: Enter the Spelling Bee writing contest for a chance to appear in this year’s edition of Puzzle Mania! Read the ...

Scripps National Spelling Bee winner Zaila Avant-garde's hometown threw her a parade fit for a champion. According to Nola.com and WDSU, Avant-garde's hometown of Harvey, Louisiana, threw the ...

The 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee winner joined in a U.S. tradition nearly a century old to help ring the NASDAQ closing bell. The Winner of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee, Dev Shah, ...

Kansas Wesleyan University will host the Kansas Press Association’s Sunflower State Spelling Bee for the third consecutive year. The event is set for March 21, 2026, in Sams Chapel, according to a ...