FCCPTA Website - 2007-08 Spelling Bee Guidelines

Registering for the 2008 Fairfax County Spelling Bee

PTA Presidents please note:

If your school is interested in taking part in the 2008 Fairfax County Spelling Bee -- the winner of which goes to the Scripps National Bee in Washington, D.C.-- there are two things you must do:

1. Register with Scripps Howard by October 15, 2007 and pay them a mandatory $99 materials and enrollment fee. To register Click HERE to go to Scripps Howard to enroll.

In return for the $99 fee, each school will receive materials (such as word lists) for holding its bee and preparing its students. This fee should be paid by the school PTA. PTAs that envision a financial hardship should contact FCCPTA President Michele Menapace.

2. Register with the Fairfax County Council of PTAs so that the winner of your school Spelling Bee may take part in the Fairfax County Spelling Bee; only one student from Fairfax County will go to the National Spelling Bee. To register with the FCCPTA Click HERE.

Below is a list of important dates for participation in the 2008 Fairfax County Spelling Bee.

October 15:	Deadline for enrolling your school with Scripps Howard, at www.spellingbee.com. NOTE: There is a $99 materials and registration fee per school. You MUST enroll with Scripps if you plan to participate in the county bee (per a new Scripps rule).
November 1:	Deadline for registering your school with FCCPTA for the 2008 County Bee. Registering means you commit to holding a school-wide bee in 2008, *as well as the date on which you will hold it*.
February 22, 2008	Deadline for holding a school-wide bee.
February 29, 2008	Deadline for registering your first and second place winners of your school bee with the Fairfax County Bee organizing committee.
March 9, 2008	Date of 2008 Fairfax County Spelling Bee
May 28-29, 2008	Scripps National Bee

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