North Idaho schools slate spelling bees

January 13, 2012

Elementary students throughout the region are gearing up to compete in the North Idaho Regional Spelling Bee, which takes place Saturday, March 17, at the Coeur d'Alene campus of North Idaho College. The winner there will earn an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC, in June, courtesty of bee sponsor Hagadone Newspapers. A total of 52 schools in 11 school districts, including public, private and home school students across the five north Idaho counties, will take part in this year's bee, according to coordinator Mindy Patterson, North Idaho College. Boundary County School District 101 will hold its elementary school spelling bee beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, January 21, at the Bonners Ferry Free Methodist Church. The middle school spelling bees have already been held. The North Idaho Home Educators Association bee will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Grace Bible Church, Coeur d'Alene. To find out more, call Patterson at (208) 769-3316, or email mindy_patterson@nic.edu.