2024 Regional Spelling Bee

The Spelling Bee Regional program is open to all schools in the DCMO and the ONC BOCES region. This year, school champions from Afton, Cherry Valley-Springfield, Cooperstown, Edmeston, Gilbertsville-Mt Upton, Gilboa-Conesville, Margaretville, Morris, Oneonta, Roxbury, Stamford, South Kortright, Windham Ashland, and Worcester schools, will compete at the regional spelling bee competition event on Saturday February 3, 2024.

The event will be held at the SUNY Oneonta's Goodrich Theater beginning at 10:00 am. Family and friends are welcome to attend and watch the competition. Those unable to attend will have the opportunity to watch the competition to be streamed live on the DCMO BOCES Facebook page.

The winner of the regional competition will represent our region at the 2024 National Spelling Bee event in Washington DC. next summer. Thanks to the sponsorship support from the Daily Star and contributions from many businesses and supporters, the champion will receive traveling expense stipend, lodging accommodations, and many prizes from the SCRIPPS organization.

For more information about the program and or to contribute to the traveling expenses fund, contact the program coordinator Martha Ryan at ryanm@dcmoboces.com or call 607-335-1292.

The Daily Star has renewed its commitment to support the program. The newspaper covers the registration for our region to compete at the regional level and for the champion to compete at the national level and also covers the cost of lodging for the speller and family.

DCMO BOCES raises funds to cover a stipend for transportation, meals, and some expenses for the speller. They also offset the cost of refreshments for family and friends to join the spellers at the competition event. The public is invited to watch the competition. Family and friends are encouraged to participate in the event to cheer and support the participants.

Daily Star Managing Director Valerie Secor said the paper looks forward to the spelling bee every year. The support from the Daily Star makes this program possible for all the region's schools.

Consider supporting the Spelling Bee Funds. 100% of the funds raised go to the students to cover the medals and awards and to give the champion a stipend to cover transportation costs. For more information or to pledge your support, complete the following quick form:

Watch with your kids the movie Akeelah and the Bee. It captures the journey of an underrepresented student from her school competition to winning at the national competition. This movie is now free to watch and it is an excellent tool to encourage young people to consider competing.

Try this new twist on the traditional classroom spelling bee game. Students will be rooting for their teammates as they inch their way forward to victory. Your students are sure to love it!

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This excellent library is free and sends emails to students with the reading selections. We all know that the best way to improve spelling is by reading and comprehension. This library is free and the service is provided by the SCRIPPS National Spelling Bee organization.

This app is excellent for a Bee Club activity. Offers the first 50 words for free and students can compete with this resource and then compare scores to determine the app champion. We have used it and it is fun to use. Parents can purchase additional subscription for their children to study beyond the first complimentary words.

With a games subscription of only $5. a month, students can benefit from this daily game and have access to more then 10,000 crosswords and more. It is very interactive and fun. The complimentary resource can be accessed daily at this link:

https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee

As educators, the main goal of this program is to strengthen student's use of vocabulary, encourage reading and writing and most importantly fostering activities that increase comprehension. The movie above touches on the subject of using etymology (share this video in the classroom and watch student's reaction) as a studying tool.