US EditionKalamazoo 11-Year-Old Heads to Washington D.C. to Compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
- The 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee begins this week at a convention center outside Washington, D.C., with 243 participants competing in preliminary rounds.
- According to several former winners, spelling champions often choose careers in medicine or neuroscience because they have a natural curiosity about brain function.
- Several champions emphasize that mastering a subject through spelling builds a similar feeling of expertise across fields, which motivates careers in surgery and medical research.
- Dev Shah, who won the 2023 competition at age 16, reflected that the time he carefully spelled the unfamiliar word "rommack" demonstrated qualities of a true champion beyond just spelling ability, and he also wrote an op-ed about embracing risk-taking.
- The National Spelling Bee’s milestone event reinforces its role in inspiring young competitors, many of whom leverage the experience to excel academically and professionally.
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In Our View: 100 years of bee champs
Tuesday marked the beginning of the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship. Some 243 participants will compete for the championship prize. Watching this every year, we can’t believe these kids can spell words many of us have never heard before.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrates its 100th anniversary this week
The Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrates its 100th anniversary this week.The annual competition where students put their spelling skills to the test began in 1925 when nine newspapers hosted a spelling bee. Only nine spellers participated in that first competition. Millions of spellers have participated since then.NPR spoke with champions from different generations to reflect on how the competition has impacted their lives.In 2018, at the ag…
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…
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