Five spellers will represent Scottsdale Unified School District in the Arizona Region 2 Spelling Bee on Friday, Feb. 11, joining fellow champion spellers throughout the area at Paradise Valley High School auditorium, 3950 E. Bell Road.
Regional winners go on to the 2022 Arizona Spelling Bee, sponsored by the Arizona Educational Foundation, taking place 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 19, at the Madison Center for the Arts, 5601 N. 16th St., Phoenix. While the event is not open to the general public, each speller is allowed six guests with them.
From practicing at home to enduring practice rounds at local schools, students prepare to conquer the easiest and hardest spelling words.
