Spelling Bee
Each spring, the witf Central PA Spelling Bee invites 6th to 8th grade students from 10 surrounding counties to demonstrate their spelling knowledge as they attempt to make their way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Interested schools register with Scripps in the fall and then conduct their own qualifying Spelling Bee at their school. Winners from each of the participating schools compete in a 100 word written test held at the WITF Public Media Center. The top spellers participate in an oral championship spell down, which is then broadcast on WITF-TV. The winner from that bee qualifies to compete nationally in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Quiz: Can you spell the words on the 2013 Central PA Spelling Bee written test?
Written by witf | Feb 4, 2013 11:41 AM
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About 150 spellers representing 66 schools from 10 counties in central Pennsylvania gathered on January 27 and took a 100-word written test at the witf Public Media Center in Harrisburg..
Thirty-six of the top spellers are now advancing to the Grand Championship Spelling Bee on February 23. While competing onstage at the witf Public Media Center. These spellers will rely on their hours of studying and understanding of a word’s origins to avoid the dreaded bell signaling they are wrong and out.
Below is a quiz consisting of words taken from the 2013 written test. Do you think you can spell as well as these students? See if you can pick the correctly spelled word from the four options!
View a list of finalists for the Central Pennsylvania Spelling Bee here.
You can watch the contest on witf TV, Sunday, February 24 at 5 p.m. with rebroadcasts on Wednesday, February 27 at 7 p.m. and Friday, March 1 at 1 p.m.
witf’s Central PA Spelling Bee is supported by The Hershey Company, The Kline Foundation and Volvo Construction Equipment.
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claudzilla5
2013-02-19 10:01
Darn, I missed the flower one! I wish I had been able to take Latin in school; that really helps with the spelling skills!