Two local students competed in the first three rounds of the 100th Annual Scripps Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland, ...

This is the national spelling bee 100 years after it began with just nine competitors. Spelling is still the main feature of ...

"I was just so excited and, like, after I spoke my word, at the end, when I spoke my word, I was kind of losing breath," ...

Nine Michigan students are among those competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which takes place May 27-29.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — And then there were 2. Megan Barrientos from Princess Anne and Lauren Merillana of Bethesda are the ...

The student from Brentwood’s Mirman School was among nine spellers from the original field of 243 to reach the finals.

Spelling competitively wasn’t something she had thought about often, but to her surprise, she started advancing. Her success ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — After two rounds of spelling and vocabulary, one Wisconsin speller remains in the national spelling ...

After 10 grueling rounds that began with 243 young contestants — and six locals — before winnowing the field to nine, one ...

Lauren A. Merillana, 13, of Bethesda, Md., spells her word as she competes during the first preliminary round of the Scripps ...

It took the word "Allobroges" to take out New Berlin seventh grader Ethan Robert, who tied for 10th place in the nationwide ...

C.J. Hooker Middle Schooler Cora Massaro is competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which begins May 27. She's ...