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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.
All nine Minnesota Service Cooperatives have collaborated as one regional partner. This allows Minnesota to send NINE Regional Bee Champions to the Scripps National Spelling Bee compared to the five in previous years. We are excited to give more Minnesota students the
opportunity to represent our state and compete with other kids around the US.A special "thank you" to those who helped 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.
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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 Bee to Marshall.The new venue is the Marashall YMCA.Eligibility: students in grades 5-8In 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.comThere 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.Regional Bee T-Shirts can be ordered here: Regional Spelling Bee Academics Spirit Wear.
TIMELINES & FEES
Scripps - https://spellingbee.com/- Early Enrollment Fee: $185; opens August 19, 2025, through October 31, 2025
- Enrollment School Fee: $199.00; November 14, 2025, to January 31, 2026
SWWC- Registration Fee: $100 per student attending the Regional Bee
- Registration deadline: November 20, 2025
- Classroom & School Bees can start at any time.
- Winner & Participation form due prior to February 3, 2026.
District Winner & Participation Form Submission:Due to SWWC no later than February 3, 2026.2025: CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SWWC Regional Champion:Charles Mueller-Thompson, 8th grader from Marshall Middle School!Vera Prouty, a 7th grader from Edgerton Christian School, took second place.Ethan Dieken, a 7th grader from MACCRAY, took third place.
The first place regional winner will go on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.A total of nine winners from Minnesota will attend the National Bee.
