Douglas County Spelling Bee to be held this weekend
Time to ready those dictionaries: The annual Douglas County Spelling Bee will be held at 10 a.m. Jan. 31 at Southwest Middle School.
The winner of the bee will advance to the regional tournament in Topeka, where spellers will compete for a chance to spell at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
Since 2012, two Lawrence students have gone from the Douglas County bee to the Scripps competition: Emma Steimle, from West Middle School in 2012; and Ethan Perrins, from Southwest in 2014.
The Journal-World has sponsored the Douglas County bee since 2009.
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