Spelling Bee
Important Dates:
Red Rocks School Spelling Bee
Friday, January 27
at 2:30 p.m. in the Gym
Bear Creek Area Spelling Bee
TBA
Deadline to enter your students for State
February 17, 2023
State Online Test
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Colorado State Spelling Bee
The top 25-30 spellers will advance to the oral rounds on March 11, 2023.
University of Denver, Sturm Hall
*Sponsored by The Denver Post
School winners will receive a
1-year subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
To understand how the spelling bee will be conducted, please review the
This year, the Word Club app is completely free, meaning students can learn all 450 words on the School Spelling Bee Study List plus the 4,000 words in Words of the Champions, the Bee's regional study list, by simply downloading the app from the App Store or Google Play.
All of the words from the 2023 School Spelling Bee Study List can be found in the Great Words, Great Works books, allowing you to get to know these words in the context of great stories!
Study Lists will be emailed to you as an attachment from your child's teacher.
NOTE: There may be words in the spelling bee that are not on this list. Spelling patterns on this list will be a part of spelling bee words.
Email Mrs. McDowell with any questions at:
clmcdowe@jeffco.k12.co.us