For back-to-back years, Meyzeek Middle Schooler Zachary Rara has represented Louisville in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

The Buffalo News Spelling Bee ... Maplemere Elementary School; and Deborah Patti, for The News. Kreis and Pearson also prepared both the written and oral tests. And what of our 1963-winner ...

Three Tri-Valley students were in Washington DC to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, marking the first time on the national stage for two and a return for one.

Avinav Anand, an eighth grader from Orange Middle School in Lewis Center, achieved a 20th-place finish in the Scripps ...

Sarv Dharavane, a 5th-grader at Austin Elementary School in Tucker, made history as the first Georgia finalist in over 25 ...

Jashit “Josh” Verma, 10, is a fourth grader at Farmington Elementary School ... cities of champions, and three from Memphis — have won the Scripps National Spelling Bee since it was first ...

School bee winners often determine who will advance to a district or county competition which then feeds into a regional or state bee for a chance to go to the National Spelling Bee competition.