Beginning August 20, 2021, schools may register for the 2022 Scripps Spelling Bee. The enrollment fee of $175 will remain in affect for the entire enrollment period until December 31, 2021. Teachers at enrolled schools will have access to spelling and vocabulary materials for the 2021-2022 school year, including suggestions and guidelines for conducting the spelling bee program in a remote environment if necessary.

Bee Week 2022 will take place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in the Washington, D.C., area during the week of Memorial Day. More details still to come.

Enroll at www.spellingbee.com/enrollment.

What do you receive for your enrollment? They provide access to everything you need to organize classroom and school spelling bees, including:

• Word lists and study lists for grades 1-8,

• The 2022 Classroom Pronouncer Guide for administering classroom spelling bees,

• The 2022 School Pronouncer Guide for administering a school spelling bee,

• The Bee's new online testing platform,

• Words of the Champions, the 4,000-word study resource for your school spelling bee champion,

• The Great Words, Great Works reading list with all source books for the School Spelling Bee Study List, organized by grade level,

• Supplemental vocabulary materials for classroom and school levels,

• Award certificates for participants and your school champion

Enroll your school at: www.spellingbee.com/enrollment.

Parents should contact their child’s school to determine who the school or district “key” contact is to request a copy of the student study list. Parents can purchase an eBook version of the Words of the Champions booklet through Amazon.

Local Spelling Bee dates:

Macon County Bee: Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Host - Richland Community College
Schilling Theater
One College Park, Decatur, IL 62521
Check in Time: 8:30-8:45am - The Spelling Bee starts at 9:00am.
Contact person:  MaryLynn Mann - email: mlmann@roe39.org
Contact person: Matt Snyder - email: mattsnyder@roe39.org

Piatt County Spelling Bee: Thursday, Feb 17, 2022
Host - Monticello Middle School
Check in Time: 8:30-8:45am - The Spelling Bee starts at 9:00am
Bee Coordinator: Nancy Rosenbery
Phone:  217-762-8511 extension 1301
Email:  rosna@sages.us

Regional Spelling Bee: March 12th, 2022
Host - Richland Community College
Schilling Auditorium
One College Park, Decatur, IL 62521
Check in Time:  8:30-8:45am - The Spelling Bee starts at 9:00am
Contact person:  MaryLynn Mann - Email:  mlmann@roe39.org
Contact person: Matt Snyder - Email:  mattsnyder@roe39.org

To participate in the National Bee students may be no older than 15 and have not passed beyond the eighth grade.

FORM FOR STUDENTS ADVANCING TO MACON COUNTY BEE on Tuesday, February 15, 2022:

Contestant form C for Macon County Bee

FORMS FOR STUDENTS ADVANCING TO REGIONAL SPELLING BEE ON MARCH 12, 2022 AT RICHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Consent Form A For Regional Spelling Bee

Contestant Form B for Regional Spelling Bee

Please email a school photo to us for publication at mlmann@roe39.org

2022 National Contest Rules are available at  www.spellingbee.com