US EditionKalamazoo 11-Year-Old Heads to Washington D.C. to Compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
- Two middle-school students from Colorado, Vedanth Raju and Blanche Li, will participate in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee held near the nation’s capital.
- Vedanth earned his place by winning the state bee this year, continuing a family tradition following his brother Vikram's success at nationals in 2022.
- This year marks the centennial edition of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, with 243 contestants beginning the preliminary rounds on Tuesday.
- Denver has a significant history with the bee, sponsoring the most champions and producing prominent competitors including former winner Jacques Bailly, who will announce words this year.
- This year’s bee highlights the ongoing tradition of perseverance and academic competition, inspiring young spellers like Vedanth who express pride and nervousness entering the national stage.
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Longtime Scripps Spelling Bee officials keep the buzz going for spellers
When the spellers take the stage at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, there is one person's voice they instantly pay attention to: the voice of the Bee's head pronouncer, Jacques Bailly."It feels great to be back as the pronouncer for the Bee's 100th year," he said. "It's just it's a huge honor and privilege in my life."Now a college professor, Bailly's role as the Bee's pronouncer began more than 20 years ago. However, he became a part of the …
Local student competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
The Scripps National Spelling Bee begins May 27 with the preliminary rounds.This years competition is all the buzz as the Spelling Bee is celebrating its 100-year anniversary. Now, another local student is competing.Since the event started back in 1925, there have been three winners from the Tampa Bay region. The first was Nupur Lala in 1999, and most recently, weve had back-to-back champions. Dev Shah won the Bee in 2023 and just last year Bruh…
Kalamazoo 11-year-old heads to Washington D.C. to compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and excitement is building as local competitors gear up for the event. Among them is 11-year-old Josiah Loehrke from Kalamazoo, who is hoping to come home a winner. While Josiahs piano skills may make him appear to be a burgeoning musical prodigy, his true talent lies in spelling. "My winning word was equivalentE, Q, U, I, V, A, L, E, N, T," Josiah explained. SPELLING BE…
On Track: The Scripps National Spelling Bee
The 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee is happening this week, and Meyzeek Middle School eighth grader Zachary Luke Rara is heading to Washington D.C. to compete. He’s part of a legacy; the very first Scripps winner was from Louisville, and the Courier Journal was a big part of the Bee’s origins. We’ll hear from Zachary about why he loves language, and how he prepares to compete on the national stage. And Corrie Loeffler, the Scripps National S…
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