Spelling bee second-place finisher Emiliano Jimenez, left, winner Abby McBeth and third-place finisher Sonora Landa celebrate with their trophies after Tuesday's spelling bee hosted by the Santa ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – Can you spell the word gamut? What about the word tacitly? The winners of this year’s countywide ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Four Santa Barbara County students advanced to this year's State Spelling Bee after their performances on March 19. Students from grades 4-9 all participated in the ...

The Santa Fe County Spelling Bee Saturday lasted 39 grueling rounds, finally ending when a Carlos Gilbert Elementary School sixth-grader correctly spelled “catastrophe,” with a dramatic pause for a ...

A Gonzales Community School sixth-grader who had never before entered a county spelling bee and calmly chewed gum throughout the competition captured first place in this year’s Santa Fe County ...

The top spellers from across Santa Cruz County competed in the 2023 Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee on Saturday.The top two spellers from every public and private school in the county were eligible to ...

Oct 22, 2016 Oct 22, 2016 Updated Oct 22, 2016 Twenty-nine teams gathered at the Santa Maria Elks Lodge early Saturday morning for the 23rd annual Central Coast Literacy Council Adult Spelling Bee, ...

Santa Cruz >> Sixth-grader Connor Barirani will represent Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School in the state spelling bee said he is working on not dancing on stage after spelling a word right.