Spelling Bee
Site Spelling Bees:
Each site will hold its own spelling bee before February 20th. Each site will submit one winner plus one runner-up. Winners will attend the district spelling bee. If the winner cannot attend, the runner-up will take their place.
2025 ARUSD Spelling Bee Dates
Elementary Spelling Bee (4-6th grade): February 25, 2025
Middle School Spelling Bee (7-8th grade): February 27, 2025
2025 Santa Clara County Spelling Bee
2024-25 Timeline of
Important Spelling Bee Dates
Spelling Bee Virtual Informational Session
Must register
March 5, 2025
Zoom link will be shared one week before the event.
Santa Clara County Office of Education Spelling Bee Competition
March 8, 2025
Grades
4-6:
9 a.m. to Noon
Grades
7-9:
1 to 4 p.m.
County Spelling Bee at Santa Clara County Office of Education
1290 Ridder Park Dr.
San Jose, CA 95131
California State Spelling Bee Competition San Joaquin County
April 26, 2025
State Elementary Bee held at:
Great Wolf Lodge/Northern California
2500 Daniels St. Manteca, CA 95336
Elementary (4th-6th) Word List_2025.pdf
Junior High (7th-9th) Word List_2025.pdf
District Spelling Bee Guidebook:
2024-2025 Spelling Bee District Guide.docx.pdf
Sample 2024-25 Spelling Bee Timeline.pdf
2024-2025 SCC Spelling Bee Info Session Slides.pdf
Please Note: This year pronunciations and meanings have been eliminated from the word lists to encourage students to use a dictionary, or other sources deemed appropriate, which also increases student's vocabulary acquisition and college and career readiness.