The teachers said they created the spelling bee because they wanted to spread positivity in their community in an age where social media is dominant in people's lives.

The skills developed in learning to spell and through participating in spelling bees can build camaraderie between students and teachers, said Montana. Plus, it’s accessible.

Trending News: The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, celebrating its 100th anniversary, showcased 243 young spellers from around the world. Finalists like Esha Mar ...

Faizan Zaki, who came in second during last year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, came back this year to win the centennial edition of the competition by spelling "éclaircissement" correctly.

The Daily Star Regional Spelling Bee winner Margot Fieni ended her run at the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee Competition on Wednesday, May 28, after being eliminated for missing the word ...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The Scripps National Spelling Bee is celebrating a major milestone: 100 years. For the past century, kids participating in the bee have captured the nation’s attention and ...

Two hundred forty-three of the nation's top spellers started facing off in the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Tuesday near Washington, D.C. Carter Peterson, an eighth grader at Ellis Middle ...

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 ...

National Spelling Bee champions reveal challenges, growing pains — and how the contest changed their lives: ‘Oh, I was never cool’ ...

And like many former champions of the National Spelling Bee — which celebrates its 100th anniversary when it starts Tuesday at a convention center outside Washington — she says the competition ...