Each year, middle school students from across the region compete for the opportunity to represent our area in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. This year's competition includes 50 spellers. Competition is always fierce each year among these excellent spellers making for an exciting event.
The WHRO Public Media Spelling Bee will air on WHRO TV on April 6 at 2 p.m. Join us to see who is named as this year's champion.
Here are this year's competitors:
River Road Middle School |
Elizabeth City Middle School |
Hickory Middle School |
Mary Passage Middle School |
St. Pius X School |
Landstown Middle School |
Academy for Discovery at Lakewood |
Westside Elementary School |
Grafton Middle School |
Star of the Sea School |
Smithfield Middle School |
St. Matthew School |
James Blair Middle School |
Thomas Hunter Middle School |
Ella Fitzgerald Middle School |
Princess Anne Middle School |
Indian River Middle School |
Hampton Roads Academy |
Summit Christian Academy |
Brandon Middle School |
John Yeates Middle School |
Yorktown Middle School |
Lynnhaven Middle School |
John F. Kennedy Middle School |
Great Neck Middle School |
Atlantic Shores Christian School |
Nansemond Suffolk Academy |
Bayside Sixth Grade Campus |
Norfolk Collegiate School |
Southhampton Middle School |
Lake Taylor Middle School |
St. Patrick Catholic School |
Peasley Middle School |
Corporate Landing Middle School |
Larkspur Middle School |
Tabb Middle School |
Churchland Academy Elementary School |
Virginia Beach Middle School |
Plaza Middle School |
Norfolk Academy |
Crittenden Middle School |
Queens Lake Middle School |
King's Fork Middle School |
Stone Bridge School |
Cape Henry Collegiate School |
Old Donation School |
B.T. Washington Middle School |
Page Middle School |
Western Branch Middle School |
Zoey Novela |