The regional and state spelling competitions are organized by teams on two grade levels: fifth/sixth and seventh/eighth.

There are five regional competitions. The regional winners then compete to determine the state champions at each grade level.

VPA Team Spelling Competition

The following schools won their Regional Spelling Bees and are advancing to the State Championship Spelling Bee being held at Northfield High School, Northfield Vermont on November 15th, 2008.  Grades 5/6 will compete at 10am and grades 7/8 will compete at 1:30pm.

Regional Winners 2008 Grades 5/6

Castleton Elementary School
Craftsbury Academy
Georgia Elementary School WINNER
Mary Hogan School RUNNER UP
Newfane Elementary School RUNNER UP
Woodstock Elementary School

Regional Winners 2008 Grades 7/8

Castleton Village School
Georgia Middle School RUNNER UP
Harwood Jr. High School
South Royalton School
Williston Central School WINNER - The 7/8 championship went into 6 Overtimes! 

Registration deadline: Monday, October 13, 2008
Regional Competitions: Saturday, November 1, 2008
State Championship: Saturday, November 15, 2008

2008 Spelling Guide

SCRIPPS Individual Spelling Competition

Registration deadline: October 15, 2008.

The state competition is scheduled this year for Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 and will once again be held at
St. Michaels College. The champion of this competition will win an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee from May 25th through May 30th

2009 Letter from Bob Johnson word pdf

2009 Scripps Registration form word pdf

Spelling Committee Meeting Minutes

Joint Sponsors:
The Times Argus, the Rutland Herald and the VPA.