Vlada Kozhevnikova goes to Pinellas Academy of Math and Science and is one of the 12 spellers from Florida who will be facing ...

Fourteen-year-old Scott Tingle is one of 243 spelling champions from across the country who will compete for the Scripps Cup ...

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Aurora middle schooler Vedanth Raju hopes his spelling skills shine at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. His brother Vikram ...

With the 100th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee competition on the horizon, three students from our area will get their ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Florida kids won the last two, will the state see ...

There are five students from Northern Virginia competing in the spelling bee. Draven Williams, Vincent Chu, Nikita Ramakrishnan and Nargiza Muzhapaer are all 14-years-old and in the 8th grade, while ...

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Thirteen-year-old Cecily Dean will represent Tallahassee in the 100th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. Cecily is a multi ...

Thirteen-year-old Esme Filippo is competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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