Spelling Bee
Annual Scripps Spelling Bee
South Cook ISC, in partnership with Pepper Construction and Arcon, are honored to sponsor and host the North Cook ISC, South Cook ISC, and West40 Scripps Spelling Bees.
Any public, private or home schooled students within the service areas of the ISCs can participate in the 14th Annual Scripps Spelling Bee events provided they have registered and enrolled with Scripps National Spelling Bee. The enrollment fee is $199 per school. Home-schooled Fee is $135. Check handling fee is $7.50. No purchase orders are accepted, credit cards are recommended. Enrollment deadline is December 31, 2023.
Our 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finalists from the North Cook, South Cook and West40 Annual Bees will have the opportunity to compete at the Regional ISC Scripps Championship Event.
All school district spelling bees must be held and district winners registered prior to February 16, 2024.
The dates and locations for each of our bees are as follows:
Regional Qualifiers:
Registration for all of our bees is from 6:00-6:45 pm with the bee to begin promptly at 7:00 pm.
- The 14th Annual North Cook ISC Scripps Spelling Bee will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at Lincoln Hall Middle School, Lincolnwood SD 74 located at 6855 N. Crawford Avenue in Lincolnwood. (Snow Day: March 14)
- The 14th Annual South Cook ISC Scripps Spelling Bee will be held on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at Southland Preparatory Charter High School, Matteson SD 162 located at 4601 Sauk Trail in Richton Park, IL. (Snow Day: March 7)
- The 14th Annual West40 Scripps Spelling Bee will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at E. F. Lindop School, Lindop SD 92 located at 2400 South 18th Avenue in Broadview, IL. (Snow Day: March 8)
Regional Bee:
- Our 14th Regional ISC Scripps Spelling Bee Championship for our 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finalists from North Cook, South Cook and West40 Annual bees will have the opportunity to compete on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 with the snow date on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. This prestigious event will be held at E.F. Lindop School, SD 92, 2400 S. 18th Avenue in Broadview.
National Bee:
- The winner of the Regional will move on to the National Spelling Bee the week of Memorial Day 2024 at Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Maryland.
Annual ISC Scripps Spelling Bee
Registration forms
The Spelling Bee Coordinator needs to complete the DISTRICT WINNER REGISTRATION FORM for submission of the District Winner no later than February 16, 2024.
District winners must fill out and submit a Registration Form. Each district may only send ONE winner to our 14th Annual ISC Scripps Spelling Bee event.
- South Cook ISC District Winner Registration Form
- North Cook ISC District Winner Registration Form
- West 40 ISC District Winner Registration Form
A confirmation notice will be sent electronically to our 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finalists and coordinators for details of the 14th Regional ISC Scripps Championship.
If further information is desired, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Jaime Herron, South Cook ISC Grant Spelling Bee Coordinator, at jherron@s-cook.org
Good luck to our spellers!
