Jack Maglalang, a sixth grader from Pershing Elementary School in Orangevale, won the 2011 and 2012 California Central Valley Spelling Bee competitions and represented the Sacramento region two times at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington. DC.
The Sacramento Bee is proud to offer students an opportunity to participate in the California Central Valley Spelling Bee. The champion wins an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The spelling bee is open to students in grades 3-8 who attend school in Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Solano, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties.
There are three levels of competition in the California Central Valley Spelling Bee. The first level happens at your school. A spelling bee coordinator (usually a teacher, parent or community volunteer) at your school has the very important job of finding the school's top speller. Many schools conduct their own school-wide spelling bees.
The best speller from each school advances to the next round, which is a written test conducted by The Sacramento Bee. Only one speller from each school may attend. Usually 150-200 students participate in the written spelling bee. The 50-60 best spellers will be invited to the oral spelling bee.
The third level of competition is the regional oral spelling bee. This happens every year in March or April at the Scottish Rite Center in Sacramento. The general public is invited to attend. The winner of the oral spelling bee will represent the Central Valley region at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., expenses paid by Shriners Hospitals for Children. The national spelling bee is a two-day event in late May or early June.
There is a $115 material and enrollment fee for each school. Your school will receive study words for students, pronouncer guides, rules, certificates and more. Click the red link below to learn more and complete the order form.
CLICK HERE TO ENROLL IN THE SPELLING BEE
Important Dates
- October 15, 2012 -- Enrollment deadline (late enrollment is allowed through December 14, 2012; subject to late fee)
- December 21, 2012 -- Deadline to submit the biography form with name, address and details of school winner to The Sacramento Bee.
- January 12, 2013 -- Written Spelling Bee
- March 6, 2013 -- California Central Valley Spelling Bee (the oral competition), Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H Street, Sacramento, CA, the event begins at 9:30 AM
CLICK HERE TO ENROLL IN THE SPELLING BEE
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