Annual Spelling Bee for Literacy

Have fun and raise money for Project Literacy, too!

Bring a cheering section of family and friends. Wear matching hats, shirts or a company or organization logo for publicity for your company or organization.

The entry fee is $65 for each team and entry forms are available at any of the Boone County public libraries or from the Project Literacy office (218 E Washington Street in Lebanon).

(The spelling bee is usually held as part of the "Back to the Fifties" celebration on the square in Lebanon.)

Here's how it works:

• Each spelling bee team consists of three spellers.
• One speller from each team will be writing at a time.
• The announcer will pronounce the word, read it in a sentence, and then pronounce it again.

Round One

• One speller from each team will write the 15 words and three tie-breaker words.
• The speller has 15 seconds after the word is pronounced, to write, review and correct the word on paper.
• At the end of Round One, papers will be collected and scored as Round Two begins.

Round Two

• The second spellers will write the 15 words and three tie-breaker words. (Words are different from Round One.)
• The speller has 15 seconds after the word is pronounced, to write, review and correct the word on paper.
• At the end of Round Two, papers will be collected and scored as Round Three begins.

Round Three

• The third spellers will write the 15 words and three tie-breaker words. (Words are different from other rounds.)
• The speller has 15 seconds after the word is pronounced, to write, review and correct the word on paper.
• Results will be posted as soon as scoring is completed.

Note: If total team scores reveal a tie, tie-breaker scores will be used. If another tie occurs, there will be a sudden death contest.

For more information on the spelling bee, please contact the Lebanon Public Library or Chris Whitsitt at Project Literacy.

For Information/Contacting Project Literacy:

Call/contact your public library in Jamestown, Lebanon, Sheridan, Thorntown or Zionsville.

or

Boone County Project Literacy
Ava Edlin, Board President
218 E. Washington Street
Lebanon, IN 46052
Voice: 765-482-6993