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Citywide Spelling Bee This Saturday

Wednesday Mar 14, 2018

On Saturday, March 17, 10AM, Boston's best youth spellers in grades 4 through 7 will compete in the eleventh annual citywide youth Spelling Bee. The event will be held at the Boston Public Library Central Branch, Copley Square, Rabb Lecture Hall and is hosted by Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF), the City of Boston's largest youth and human service agency. The winner will go on to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the nation's largest and longest-running spelling bee, in Washington, D.C. in May.

Last year the Bee went 14 rounds plus an incredible 13 final rounds before the Championship Round. The 9 year old champion won by spelling "cacophony" correctly. The Bee's longtime sponsor is the Boston Bruins Foundation.