"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," the 2025/26 season opener at Theatre Under the Stars Houston, stuffs it all ...

Faizan Zaki, age 13, spelled the word “eclaircissement” and collapsed on the floor in victory as confetti showered him at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee last week. The annual competition took ...

Zaila Avant-garde became the first African American person to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the largest spelling bee ...

Mar. 12—SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Jason Chukwuma-Eze practiced for three hours each day in preparation for The Lima News Regional Spelling Bee. The Shawnee Middle School fifth-grader drilled 1,000 words per ...

Finally, as the theater district is abuzz for the 2025 - 26 season, Theatre Under The Stars brings out not with a bang but ...

The great Beverly Sills liked to say, “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” That’s certainly true for opera singers, but it’s equally true for great spelling bee competitors. Success at ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Faizan Zaki’s enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, his joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The favorite entering the ...

Riley Beckett, a third grader at Stanwood Elementary School, has been relentlessly practicing her older brother Luke’s spelling list since she was in first grade. “She could spell any word since she ...

Jason Chukwuma-Eze, of Shawnee Middle School, will represent the Lima region in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in May. SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Jason Chukwuma-Eze practiced for three ...