Media Advisory For Immediate Release
March 9, 2010

Louisville Collegiate School to Host Regional Spelling Bee
Winner will advance to National Bee in Washington D.C.

LOUISVILLE, KY. – Louisville Collegiate School will host the Regional Scripps Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 13 in the school’s auditorium. The competition will begin at 9:00 a.m.

Students from around the state, who have won their school’s spelling bee, will compete for the regional title. The winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.C. and have the opportunity to compete in the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee held on June 2-4, 2010.

The beginning of the national spelling competition dates back to 1925, when it was first organized by Louisville’s Courier-Journal. Frank Neuhauser won the first contest by successfully spelling “gladiolus.” In 1941, the E.W. Scripps Company took over sponsorship of the annual spelling contest.

Louisville Collegiate School is a JK-12, co-ed independent day school located in the historic Highlands neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.

PRESS CONTACT:
Elizabeth Post
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Louisville Collegiate School
Work: 502.479.0376
Fax: 502.479.0394
Email: epost@loucol.com