CONGRATULATIONS to Mitchell Behling, an 8th grader at Hamilton Prep Academy in Chandler, winner of the 2011 AEF Arizona State Spelling Bee. Mitchell correctly spelled jadeite in the 15th round to become Arizona's champion at the state bee, which was held on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Eight/AZPBS. Mitchell traveled compliments of presenting sponsor US Airways to Washington D.C. to represent Arizona in the 84th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee on June 1 and 2, where he tied for 42nd place among 275 contenders from around the world..
Runners-up at the 2011 AEF Arizona Spelling Bee were:
2nd Place: Hannah Miao of Chandler
3rd Place: Saaketh Narayan of Phoenix
4th Place: Austin Crane of Flagstaff
5th Place: Maiti Peters of Thatcher
WHAT IS THE AEF ARIZONA SPELLING BEE?
The Spelling Bee is an event that challenges children K-8
to utilize their spelling and phonetic skills in a competitive
environment. The top 27 spellers in the state compete in the
Arizona Spelling Bee to determine who will represent Arizona
in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington,
D.C. The winner and an escort receive an all-expenses paid
trip to Washington, D.C. to compete with spellers from all
over the nation.
ENROLLMENT: Individual school enrollment to qualify students who wish to participate in the 2012 Arizona Spelling Bee will take place between August 16, 2011, and October 17, 2011. Late enrollment will be available to schools from October 17, 2011, to early December 2011 ($109 + $75 penalty). To enroll, schools visit www.spellingbee.com and follow the instructions to enroll their school. IMPORTANT: In order to participate in the 2012 Arizona Spelling Bee, a student must attend a school (includes homeschool) that has enrolled with Scripps National Spelling Bee and has paid its enrollment fee. Scripps does not accept purchase orders. If you enroll before the October 17 deadline, you may pay by check or credit card. If you choose the "pay by check" option on Scripps' website, it will generate a W-9 form and an invoice, which will tell you where to mail your check. Scripps will charge $7.50 in addition to the $109 enrollment fee if you pay by check, for a total of $116.50. Your enrollment status will show as "pending" until Scripps receives your check. If you enroll during the late enrollment period (October 17 through early December), the only acceptable method of payment will be credit card. Questions about payment, fees and enrollment with Scripps should be directed to them through their website at www.spellingbee.com or call 513-977-3040.
If there are concerns about payment of the $109 materials and enrollment fee, you may consider recouping the fee by assessing a nominal entry fee of $2–5. Alternatively, you might consider approaching a PTA/PTO organization, business, or community organization to request sponsorship of your school. And don’t forget: Great American SpellCheck is an easy, educational way to cover the cost of your enrollment. As soon as you enroll with Scripps, you’ll receive everything you need to run the Great American SpellCheck at your school.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Schools must enroll with the Scripps National Spelling Bee to be eligible to compete at the Arizona State Spelling Bee (see above). To become one of the 27 finalists in the Arizona State Spelling
Bee, students must win their school spelling bee. They then
must win their district bees. Finally, each county holds a
bee to determine who competes as a finalist in the state bee.
Due to the size of Maricopa County, six regional bees are held. The winner and runner-up from each of the six regional
competitions become finalists in the state bee. Pima County
sends two contestants to the state bee. Other Arizona counties send one representative to the Arizona Spelling Bee.
WHAT ARE THE REWARDS?
The winner of the Arizona Spelling Bee receives:
- A trip for 2 to Washington, D.C. to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee
- $500 cash
- A Webster’s Third New International Dictionary
- A $100 savings bond
- The Great Books of the Western World - a 60-volume
set from Harrison Middleton University
Four runners-up receive
All 27 State finalists receive
WHO MAKES THIS POSSIBLE?
Presenting Sponsor: U.S. AIRWAYS
Additional support provided by:
KAET-Channel
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Safeway
and Bee Backers
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