Change of venue for the 2025-26 Regional Bee.
To make travel time and distance more fair for those who participate in the Regional Spelling Bee, we have decided to move the Regional Bee to Marshall.
The new venue is the Marashall YMCA.
Eligibility: students in grades 5-8
In order to participate in the Regional Spelling Bee event in Marshall, SCHOOLS MUST REGISTER WITH BOTH the SWWC Service Cooperative and with Scripps National Spelling Bee. www.spellingbee.com
There can be NO live-streaming or videotaping of the Spelling Bee Competitions. The words that are provided by Scripps are used all around the country; therefore, we cannot give others an unfair advantage.
TIMELINES & FEES
Scripps - Learn more at the
Spelling Bee website.
- Early Enrollment Fee: $185; opens August 19, 2025, through October 31, 2025
- Enrollment School Fee: $199.00; November 14, 2025, to January 31, 2026
- After you enroll and pay with Script, you receive exclusive online access to:
- The teachers-only section of spellingbee.com
- Official study lists for your students, organized by grade level and level of difficulty
- Official pronouncer guides for use in conducting classroom and school spelling bees
- The Great Words, Great Works reading list with all source books, organized by reading level
- Words of the Champions: the 4,000-word study guide for school champions
- Access to the Online Testing Platform, a tool that allows educators to administer a school spelling bee program via online tests whether students are learning in the classroom or virtually
- Supplemental word meaning materials for classroom and school levels
- Customizable certificates for your participants and school champion
SWWC (kSouthwest West C
- Registration Fee: $100 per student attending the Regional Bee
- Registration deadline: November 20, 2025
- Classroom & School Bees can start at any time. Schedule accordingly.
- Winner & Participation form due prior to February 3, 2026.
Submit to SWWC no later than February 3, 2026.
Watch your students soar to new heights of confidence and academic excellence as they participate in the spelling bee! This engaging event helps students expand their vocabulary, promote literacy, and sharpen their comprehension skills. Along the way, participants develop effective study habits and learn the value of working towards their goals. The Spelling Bee is more than just a competition—it's a celebration of knowledge and personal growth!The Spelling Bee is a series of spelling contests starting with a classroom bee, then a school-building bee, and finally the district-level bee. The champion from your local district bee will advance to the Regional Bee in Marshall. The regional bee champion will then advance to compete at the 2025-2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC with an all-expenses paid trip for the champion and one adult.
opportunity to represent our state and compete with other students around the US.A special "thank you" to those who help make the Spelling Bee happen: SWWC, Minnesota Service Cooperatives, Kraus-Anderson, ISC, Lathrop GPM, Medica, ORB Management, WEX, a prize donor Merriam-Webster and Encyclopedia Britannica.