Keara Urquilla of Sycamore Park Elementary came in first, spelling the championship word with confidence and accuracy.

Draytonville Elementary fifth grader Lyric Matthews never gave up on challenging words Friday in the final rounds of this year’s school district spelling bee. Matthews spelled words like crescendo and ...

Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy student Wyatt Mize has been crowned the 2025 U.S. Spelling Bee Champion following a 37-round competition.