2015 marks the 88th anniversary of The Buffalo ... AWS
Dear Educator: 2015 marks the 88th anniversary of The Buffalo News Spelling Bee. The Bee provides a wonderful challenge for students, and The Buffalo News is pleased to continue to host the Bee as part of its mission to support education and literacy. Last year, our representative did a great job, but we are still on the lookout for a speller who will bring home the trophy. We hope your school will be a part of the excitement this year. The Buffalo News Spelling Bee is open to all 6th, 7th and 8th graders in all public, private, parochial, charter and home schools in nine counties: Allegany (with the exception of the Alfred-Almond Central School District), Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming. All information for The Buffalo News Spelling Bee can be found at BuffaloNews.com/spellingbee. From the Spelling Bee website you can also click on the National Spelling Bee for information on registering, study resources available and more. The Bee’s official study guide from Merriam-Webster, 2015 Spell It!, now appears free on Myspellit.com. The Scripps National Bee requires a fee for all schools to participate as follows: For regular schools: The Early Bird School Enrollment fee is $130 from August 14-October 15, 2014. The Standard School Enrollment Fee is $205 from October 16-December 12, 2014. For Family Home schools: The Early Bird Home School Family Enrollment fee is $90 from Aug. 14–Oct. 14, 2014. The Standard Home School Enrollment Fee is $165 from Oct. 16–Dec. 12, 2014. The final deadline to enroll with Scripps is Dec. 12, 2014 A representative from your school will need to go to Spellingbee.com to pay the fees and to check out all of the materials available. Important dates:
1. Oct. 15, 2014 Enrolling in the Scripps National Bee online by Oct. 15 at spellingbee.com allows you to get the Early Bird fee. You can also find eligibility requirements. Note: You only need to register with Scripps. Separate registration with The Buffalo News is not required. 2. Dec. 12, 2014 If you neglected to enroll by Oct. 15, now is your last chance at the Standard Fee shown above.
3. Jan. 21, 2015 You will need to go to Spellingbee.com to report your champion and second place spellers. If forms are received after the deadline, we cannot guarantee that your champ’s name will be included in our list of champions published in The Buffalo News. We will not take any names over the phone. We will not accept ties; one first and one second place only please. 4. February 4, 2015 !! MUST !! On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, download the test along with all instructions for both the student and teacher at BuffaloNews.com/spellingbee. Everything will be available for download after 8 a.m. on Feb. 4. The test must be taken on Feb. 4, 2015. Please put this date on your calendar. After Feb. 5, the test is removed. If you provide us with an e-mail address, we will send e-mails to remind you of the deadlines, but please mark your calendars so you don’t forget! As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions at (716) 849-5524 or e-mail spellingbee@buffnews. com. If online access is not available, let us know so that we may make other arrangements. Send all mail to: Spelling Bee Coordinator The Buffalo News P.O. Box 100 Buffalo, New York 14240 Sincerely, Deborah Patti Bee Coordinator
1. Oct. 15, 2014 Enrolling in the Scripps National Bee online by Oct. 15 at spellingbee.com allows you to get the Early Bird fee. You can also find eligibility requirements. Note: You only need to register with Scripps. Separate registration with The Buffalo News is not required. 2. Dec. 12, 2014 If you neglected to enroll by Oct. 15, now is your last chance at the Standard Fee shown above.
3. Jan. 21, 2015 You will need to go to Spellingbee.com to report your champion and second place spellers. If forms are received after the deadline, we cannot guarantee that your champ’s name will be included in our list of champions published in The Buffalo News. We will not take any names over the phone. We will not accept ties; one first and one second place only please. 4. February 4, 2015 !! MUST !! On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, download the test along with all instructions for both the student and teacher at BuffaloNews.com/spellingbee. Everything will be available for download after 8 a.m. on Feb. 4. The test must be taken on Feb. 4, 2015. Please put this date on your calendar. After Feb. 5, the test is removed. If you provide us with an e-mail address, we will send e-mails to remind you of the deadlines, but please mark your calendars so you don’t forget! As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions at (716) 849-5524 or e-mail spellingbee@buffnews. com. If online access is not available, let us know so that we may make other arrangements. Send all mail to: Spelling Bee Coordinator The Buffalo News P.O. Box 100 Buffalo, New York 14240 Sincerely, Deborah Patti Bee Coordinator
