Faizan Zaki, age 13, spelled the word “eclaircissement” and collapsed on the floor in victory as confetti showered him at the ...

Four are in eighth grade, one is in ... the first-ever National Spelling Bee. It was June 17, 1925, and he was among nine spellers who had beaten a field of about 2 million students to compete ...

National Spelling Bee contestants must not be older than age 15 or have progressed beyond the eighth grade. They advance ... U.S. News // 2 hours ago Appeals court stays order against Trump's ...

He first got stung by the spelling bug in the third grade, when he came in second at his school spelling bee. Rara said from the beginning, spelling felt intuitive. “That's how I first got ...

Makes it to third round of 100th anniversary event WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was long road getting there, but a Chesapeake ...

Faizan Zaki is hoping to do something that's rarely been achieved in 100 years of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Faizan was last year's runner-up, and only four previous runners-up ...

students must win a regional spelling bee and meet eligibility requirements—they must be in eighth grade or below and no older than 15. The competition begins with two preliminary rounds ...

(AP) — Faizan Zaki’s enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of ... He’s 14 and in the eighth grade, which means he has aged out of the competition. It’s not a bad way to go out ...

spellers must not have advanced beyond the eighth grade or be older than 15. Spellers must get through two preliminary rounds, quizzing them on words from a list provided in advance: one spelling ...

Cora Massaro, of C.J. Hooker Middle School in Goshen, will compete in the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee ... from 8 to 14 with students from third grade to eighth grade participating.

There are four students from Maryland that are competing in the spelling bee. Lauren Merillana, 13, and Luke Noblezada and Aruuke Rayeva, both 12, are all in the 7th grade, while Arya Bhavansikar ...