FILE - Katharine "Kerry" Close, 13, poses at home in Spring Lake, N.J., May 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Tim Larsen, File) Joanne Lagatta arrived at the University of Wisconsin in 1995 with a flawless academic ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is here, representing one of the most vigorous - and prestigious - academic competitions in America. Unsurprisingly, a competition as renowned as the national ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrates its 100th anniversary this week. The annual competition where students put their spelling skills to the test began in 1925 when nine newspapers hosted a ...

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Lauded as “effortlessly endearing” by critic Charles Isherwood, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee introduces a half-dozen young eccentrics in a quirky format that goes beyond breaking the ...

Faizan Zaki, 13, of Texas, has been named the champion of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. He was the runner-up in last year’s bee and on ...