ST. HELENA — The 5th Grade Spelling Bee started with simple words – Alice Baxter spelled “wish” as the first word and Annette Glynn spelled “said” correctly as the second word. After each response, ...

Public School 255 students polished up on their ABCs as youngsters in the third through fifth grades participated in grade-wide spelling bees. Before a packed auditorium, the students were faced with ...

“I was surprised because I thought I was going to be second place,” one of the winners said.

STAMFORD -- When the fifth-grade spelling bee at Northeast Elementary School came down to two finalists, the competition really heated up. As words became increasingly difficult, students started ...

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