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Richmond Spelling Bee The winner of the 2006 Richmond Times-Dispatch Spelling Bee is Lizzie Barnett, a 12-year-old student at Richmond Montessori School. We wish Lizzie the best of luck as she prepares to represent The Times-Dispatch at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC.
Congratulations to Lizzie and all the students who participated in the 2006 Richmond Times-Dispatch Spelling Bee. History The Richmond News Leader sponsored local spelling bees from 1922 to 1945. The first modern Richmond Newspapers bee took place in 1975, sponsored by The News Leader, with seven participating divisions. In 1992, the winner of the Richmond bee, eighth-grader Amanda Goad, won the Scripps Howard National Bee. Shortly after Amanda’s win at the national bee, The News Leader merged with the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The Times-Dispatch has sponsored the Richmond bee since 1993. Divisions
Home schools Please e-mail your division coordinator for information on participating in the 2007 bee. Private schools For more information, private schools should contact The Times-Dispatch coordinator. Be sure to include your school’s name, address, phone number and contact person. Structure To reach the regional bee, a student would typically progress through spelling bees in this order: classroom, grade level, school, division. The Richmond bee champion continues on to the Scripps National Bee. Eligibility Students must be in one of the divisions listed above. For other eligibility requirements, please see rule 1 of the Scripps Suggested Rules for Local Spelling Bees. The Times-Dispatch does not set a minimum age or grade level requirement. However, schools and divisions may have minimum age or grade level requirements. Questions regarding eligibility in division or school bees should be directed to local school officials. Rules The Richmond regional bee uses the Scripps Suggested Rules for Local Spelling Bees. The regional bee uses option A of rule 13. School and division bees may use either option A or B. Questions about rules in division or school bees should be directed to local school officials.
Dates
Bee Champions (PDF) Bee winners, 1974 – 2006
words (PDF) Winning words from all 32 Richmond bees missed in the 2006 bee (PDF) Would you be able to spelling these words missed in the 2006 bee? missed in the 2005 bee (PDF) See if you can spell these words from the 2005 bee. missed in the 2004 bee (PDF) Can you spell these words missed in last year’s Richmond Times-Dispatch bee? missed in the 2003 bee (PDF) Words that tripped up spellers in the 2003 bee. missed in the 2002 bee (PDF) Words missed in the 2002 regional bee. National Spelling Bee Study tools, rules and more
Questions? Contact The Times-Dispatch Spelling Bee coordinator.
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