Meghan Wins Spelling Bee With “Humility”

A Spelling Bee is a traditional academic contest. To win, you have to know how to correctly spell more words than the rest of the participants are able to. A nine-year-old named Meghan McCarty just won a Spelling Bee. She has autism and cerebral palsy and is part of a mainstream classroom of students. How well do you spell? Is your writing mostly typo-free, or do you heavily rely on the spellchecker? Read the comment section under any article on a major newspaper of your choice, and it is abundantly clear that plenty of people do not feel that being … Continue reading

The Scripps National Spelling Bee – This Year Broadcast in Prime Time!

It’s that time of year again! The Scripps National Spelling Bee is currently underway in Washington DC for the 79th time. 4 rounds of competition were held today, with championship rounds taking place tomorrow, June 1. The National Spelling Bee was started in 1925 by the Louisville Courier-Journal. In 1941 it was taken over by Scripps, a media company. With the exception of World War II years 1943 and 1944, the competition has been held every year. Only three times have there been co champions. There have been a total of 81 champions, 42 girls and 39 boys. Take a … Continue reading