And because there is no alternative path to the bee as there was in the late 2010s, the regional bees spellers must win to qualify can be incredibly tense, and sometimes shocking.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/ap-colorado/2023/05/30/with-vocabulary-more-important-than-ever-national-spelling-bee-requires-different-prep/

On behalf of Co-Coordinators Autumn Baltimore and Sarah Rippeon, they congratulate all of the spellers and their families.

Source: https://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2023/03/macarthur-middles-bella-van-wins-county-spelling-bee/

She was one of 108 spellers eliminated on the first day, leaving 121 to start the day Wednesday.

Source: https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2023/05/31/the-bee-is-not-to-be-final-arizona-spellers-out-of-national-spelling-bee/

The students in the local Bee are the best middle school spellers in Charles County who first compete at the school level, then take an online spelling exam before earning a chair at the in-person Bee.

Source: https://smnewsnet.com/archives/517391/mattawoman-middle-school-8th-grader-is-county-spelling-bee-champ-heads-to-national-competition/