There are 9 article(s) tagged Scripps National Spelling Bee:

• May 2026

  • Bailey: Don’t forget to recognize the 11-year-old who cast a S-P-E-L-L

    Josh Verma made it to the national spelling bee for the third straight year. Even though he was eliminated this week, the Farmington Elementary student deserves notice.

    By Clay Bailey May 29, 2026

  • Memphis-area speller eliminated in quarterfinals of national bee

    Josh Verma’s quest to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee has come to an end.

    By Jody Callahan May 27, 2026

  • Memphis-area 5th grader advances to National Spelling Bee quarterfinals

    At 11 years old, Josh Verma, a Memphis-area elementary student, has made it to the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee being held this week in Washington, D.C.

    By Jody Callahan May 27, 2026

  • Spelling star aims for top prize at third straight trip to national bee in DC

    Farmington Elementary student Josh Verma hopes to be the fourth Memphis-area student to win the whole thing.

    By Jody Callahan May 24, 2026

• March 2026

  • Three-time spelling champ is heading back to D.C. bee

    Sixty children competed Saturday for the right to represent Shelby County in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The victor was a Farmington Elementary student. Again.

    By Jody Callahan March 01, 2026

• February 2020

  • Shelby County’s new champ advances to national bee

    A Lausanne Collegiate School eighth grader will represent Shelby County at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.

    By Jared Boyd February 01, 2020

• January 2020

  • U of M hosting county Spelling Bee on Feb. 1

    The winner will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 22, 2020

• November 2019

  • Riverdale students, senior residents spell fun as they work together in bee

    Six Riverdale students spent a couple hours of their day off school Tuesday visiting senior residents and participating in a spell-off. The winners will participate in a Memphis-area spelling bee next week.

    By Abigail Warren November 05, 2019

• November 2018

  • Local universities bring Scripps National Spelling Bee back to Memphis

    After a short stint in Nashville, the Shelby County qualifier to the Scripps National Spelling Bee is returning to Memphis in 2019.

    By Michelle Corbet November 28, 2018