2027 Scripps National Spelling Bee
How it Works
Who: Students in Grades 1 - 6
Registration: November 17th - December 8th; registration fee $40
Written Test: Afterschool - Tuesday, January 12th
Practice Session: Afterschool - Weds. Jan. 27th & Weds. Feb. 3rd
School Bee: Tuesday, Feb. 9th, at 4:15 pm
County Bee: March 2027 at Lake Braddock Secondary School
National Bee: June 1st to 3rd at the National Harbor, Maryland
Chesterbrook Elementary is participating in the 2027 Scripps National Spelling Bee process. This opportunity is open to students in Grades 1 - 6.
Written Test: Afterschool - Tuesday, Jan. 12th
Practice Session: Afterschool - Wednesday, Jan. 27 & Feb. 3rd
School Bee: Tuesday, Feb. 9th, at 4:15 pm
County Bee: Saturday, March 27th at Lake Braddock Secondary School
National Bee: June 1st - June 3rd at the National Harbor, Maryland
All registered students will take a Written Spelling test after school on Tuesday, January 12th.
Bee materials will be sent home with registered students the week of December 14th to help prepare.
Students who do well on the written test will be invited to compete in Chesterbrook’s school-wide oral bee after school on Tuesday, February 9th. Parents will be notified via email after the written test whether their student(s) are invited to participate.
Those invited to participate in the Oral Spelling Bee will have the opportunity to attend practice sessions prior to the Oral Spelling Bee. These will take place on January 27th and February 3rd from 3:45 – 4:30 PM.
Chesterbrook’s school-wide bee winner will advance to the Fairfax County Spelling Bee in March 2027.
The Fairfax County bee winner will compete against students from across the country in the National Spelling Bee from June 1st to 3rd at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland
Questions? Please contact our Spelling Bee Chair Ms. Mahoney at mtmahoney@fcps.edu