Shaker Student Competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee for Second Year in a Row

3 Tennessee students compete at 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee

For the first time in 15 years, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has returned to Washington, D.C., where almost 250 word wizards — including three from Tennessee — have been showing off their skil…

Laredo seventh grader competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee in D.C.

Elias Herrera Middle School seventh grader Hannah Chavez competed Wednesday in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., tying for 196th place.

Shaker student competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee for second year in a row

Shaker Middle School student competed in the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

Boulder 7th-grader Derek Li competes at Scripps National Spelling Bee

Derek Li breaks down a word the way a mathematician breaks down a number."I kind of like to draw an analogy to math," the 13-year-old said. "Because in math, every number can be, at least integers, can be expressed as a product of their prime numbers. And it's kind of like in the spelling bee, words can be expressed as a conjunction of their roots."The Boulder seventh-grader is one of two students representing Colorado at this year's Scripps Nat…

Schuylkill County 5th Grader Competes at Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

A student from the Blue Mountain School District recently represented Schuylkill County on the national stage while competing in the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Nora Lloyd, a fifth grader from Blue Mountain Elementary East, earned her trip to the national competition after winning the 2026 NEPA MAEC Regional Spelling Bee earlier this year.Nora was sponsored by the Schuylkill Technology Center.  Nora competed Tuesday ag…