5 Minnesotans at this week's National Spelling Bee A 6YearOld is Going to The Scripps or AP Profiles the Littlest Tyrant [Kids These Days] Bee's Youngest Ever O.C. speller fares well in preliminaries Nashville's spelling bee contestant Grace Park moves on Witticism first word of 85th No errors yet for Columbus spellers national Kingsport misses early rounds San Jose boy still running begins with 'witticism' Local kids compete seeks holds a world Carmel 8thgrader competes starts computer test SixYearOld Compete Girl 6 youngest ever

National spelling bee may go international NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Can you spell "international"? Paige P. Kimble, director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, announced to participants of the 85th annual event Tuesday evening that The E.W. Scripps Co. is in the early stages of launching a worldwide contest. read more National Spelling Bee begins with 'witticism' OXON HILL, Md.—In his fifth and final National Spelling Bee, Nicholas Rushlow had little reason to be nervous. Scripps exploring creation of international spelling bee CINCINNATI, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Signaling the most-dramatic development in spelling bee competition since the National Spelling Bee became a live, nationally televised celebration in 1994, The ... Spelling Bee competitors buzz through preliminary round The annual Scripps National Spelling Bee started Wednesday in the Washington area with 278 of the best spellers in the country battling for a $30,000 cash prize, $5,000 scholarship and a Nook Tablet. Spelling champ awaits test results Regional spelling bee winner Marcy Ann Ermitanio, an eighth-grader from Saipan, is shown in this undated photo. / Photo courtesy of the Scripps National Spelling Be Girl, 6, gets off to good start at National Spelling Bee Lori Anne Madison, 6, the youngest person to compete in the National Spelling Bee, rose to the occasion Wednesday and spelled her first word, "dirigible," correctly. Spelling contestant isn't all work, no play NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. • Forget the stereotype of Scripps National Spelling Bee contestants cloistered indoors all day with their dictionaries. Va. girl is youngest ever in National Spelling Bee The youngest person ever to qualify for the National Spelling Bee was running around in a stream with a friend, hunting for rocks. Suddenly, she came charging up the bank and headed straight for her mother. Six-year-old girl competes in National Spelling Bee WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 6-year-old girl became the youngest participant ever to compete in the preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday, getting off to a successful start by spelling "dirigible." Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, is the youngest contestant to qualify for the spelling bee, according to the Scripps website. She is among 278 competitors ... Youngest speller a-d-v-a-n-c-e-s in bee Lori Anne Madison, 6, the youngest person to compete in the National Spelling Bee, rose to the occasion Wednesday and spelled her first word, "dirigible," correctly.
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