Spelling Bee

About the Spelling Bee ®

The Miami Herald is proud to bring your students the opportunity to participate in the The Miami Herald Spelling Bee presented by Have It Your Way Foundation. Thanks to our sponsor, enrollment for all schools is FREE. B-e-e a part of it! Don’t miss out! Get your school registered today!

The 70th Annual Miami Herald Spelling Bee will take place on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at Jungle Island for Miami-Dade and Wednesday March 3rd, 2010 at Broward Center for the Performing Arts for Broward County. The Middle School champion from each county will win an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee to be held in May as well as the chance to participate in organized sight seeing activities and special events with some of the best spellers in the country!

There will be other prizes for our area’s top spellers, including reference books, and gift certificates. In addition to improving students’ spelling skills and increasing their vocabularies, spelling bee participation provides valuable experience in developing poise—a necessary skill for success in public speaking, performing arts and athletics.

Enrollment for all schools is FREE. In order for your students to participate in the Miami Herald Spelling Bee program, your school must enroll with the Scripps National Spelling Bee, by the October 16th deadline. Your enrollment earns your school everything you need to conduct your Bee, such as Study Words for students, Pronouncers Guide, Rules and certificates.

- From Encyclopaedia Britannica, a free one-year subscription to the Britannica Online Student Edition (a $69.95 value) for use as a prize in your spelling bee program.

- Early Enrollment Bonus: Enroll by September 30, and Encyclopaedia Britannica will double your bonus. All schools enrolled by September 30, 2009, will receive TWO free one-year subscriptions to the Britannica Online Student edition.

We look forward to providing this wonderful opportunity to your students and to the competition!

Congratulations to our 2009 Miami Herald Spelling Bee winners Vincent Medina of Ramblewood Middle and Francesca Cabal-Ugaz of Conchita Espinosa who represented us at the National Spelling Bee in May 2009! Thanks to our sponsor, American Airlines, for providing transportation to the National Competition in Washington, D.C.

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