SBISD Spelling Bee
100 Years of Spellers! "Regional Qualifier"

Thursday, February 13th, 2025

Speller arrival time:  8:15-8:30 AM
*Photo of All Spellers at 8:45*
Bee Start Time:  9:00 AM

Westchester Academy Auditorium
901 Yorkchester, Houston, TX 77079

SBISD Spelling Bee Information

Our Spelling Bee will be in-person.

Guests are welcome at the SBISD Spelling Bee, please check in at the front reception area outside the auditorium.  Spellers may begin arriving at 8:15 and should arrive by 8:30. 

School Spelling Bee uses the following:
(Your school Spelling Bee Coordinator will provide these preparation materials)

• “Words of the Champions 2025”  LINK

• The first several rounds will contain words from Bee Difficulty Levels One and Two.
  Bee Difficulty Level Three words will include "School Spelling Bee" words but NOT "Words of the Champions.”

The District Spelling Bee will have up to Three Specific Sections

• Early Round(s) are selected from the School Spelling Bee Study List, Bee Difficulty Levels One, Two and Three

• Middle Round(s) are selected from Words of the Champions, Bee Difficulty Levels One and Two

• Final Round(s) are additional words selected from the dictionary, not from Scripps study materials.

Note about Scripps Regional Spelling Bee
(This information is for the champion of our SBISD Spelling Bee only)

• In addition to the spelling rounds, the Regional Spelling Bee may (TBD for 2025 bee) also include vocabulary rounds
  
  

Scripps Regional Spelling Bee

Houston Community College Scripps Regional Spelling Bee:
Saturday, March 29th, 2025
beginning at time TBD (but probably 9:00 am) at
HCC's West Houston Institute

Alief Hayes Campus

2811 Hayes Rd.

Houston, TX 77082

LINK TO 2024 Write-Up on the District Spelling Bee

Helpful Links:

Rules for Local Spelling Bees

2024-2025 School Spelling Bee Study List Words

Words of the Champions 2025 (Study this list ~ see above for details on rounds)

"One Bee" Level Study List (1st, 2nd, 3rd grade words)

"Two Bee" Level Study List (4th, 5th, 6th grade words)

"Three Bee" Level Study List (7th and 8th grade words)

Study Tips from Roberta Smiley (our SBISD Bee pronouncer)

“How to Study for a Spelling Bee”– article by Dr. Jacques Bailly, pronouncer at SNSB

Appeal Form - For use during the Spelling Bee if an appeal is needed

Order of spellers: 

Who to contact:

If you have questions about the District Spelling Bee, your home campus coordinator may know the answer, or you are welcome to reach out to either Roberta Smiley or Linda Bimler in Advanced Academic Studies.

Roberta Smiley  713-882-6761  spellinghelper@aol.com

Linda Bimler  713-251-5267  Linda.Bimler@springbranchisd.com