Cerebral Palsy No Limit For Champion Speller
RICHARDSON (CBSDFW.COM) – Cerebral palsy took Tanu Shivaswamy’s ability to speak, but it didn’t take away her ability to compete. Tanu is a 5th grader at Canyon Creek Elementary in the Richardson...
View Article‘Spellbound’ Star Reflects On A Spelling Bee Life & Texas Future
Nupur Lala, 14, celebrates after winning the 72nd annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC, 03 June, 1999. Lala spelled L-O-G-O-R-R-H-E-A, which means incoherent wordiness, to win...
View ArticleViral Video: Spell It Out
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View ArticleHigh Schools Deal With Embarrassing Yearbook Spelling Mistakes
(credit: CBSDFW.COM) MANSFIELD (CBS 11 NEWS) – The Legacy High School yearbook is filled with memories. It’s won national and state awards, including several this year. Student Hailey Murin said she...
View ArticleOther Parts of the Paper: Spelling Stabbing
Veteran Newspaper Boy Brendan Smith tells a story about a crazy ex-girlfriend and a stabbing due to the misspelling of one’s name. play pause Other Parts of the Paper: Spelling Stabbing 105.3 The Fan...
View ArticleAre North Texas Adults Smarter Than A Nat’l Spelling Bee Winner?
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A North Texas 13-year-old has had nearly a full day to enjoy his new title of co-champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Fort Worth student Ansun Sujoe hoisted the...
View ArticleVocabulary Test Takes Away Spelling Bee Drama
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter WASHINGTON (AP) – For viewers of last year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, one of the most surprising results came courtesy of a test nobody saw. Vanya...
View ArticleCorpus Christi Schools Receive Teaching Tools With Misspellings
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The Corpus Christi school district has spent about $90,000 on teaching materials that turned out to be peppered with misspelled words...
View ArticleNat’l Spelling Bee Co-Champ Being Honored By Lawmakers
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The co-winner of this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee is being honored at the New York state Capitol. Thirteen-year-old Jairam...
View ArticleNational Spelling Bee Launches Video Contest
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter WASHINGTON (AP) — Even if you’re not a champion speller, there’s a way to win a trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. For the second straight year, Scripps...
View ArticleOops! Drivers Catch Embarrassing Spelling Error On Corsicana Sign
CORSICANA (CBSDFW.COM) – Bexar can be confusing to spell. So is Bowie. And Nacogdoches is always on the list. Now you can apparently add Corsicana too. As work finishes up widening I-45 through the...
View ArticleFort Worth 8th Grader Advances To National Spelling Bee After 63-Round...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Maitri Kovuru won the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee in Fort Worth on Thursday, after a record-breaking 63 rounds and six hours of competitive spelling. Kovuru, an 8th grader...
View Article3 North Texas Kids Among 8 Co-Champions At National Spelling Bee
OXON HILL, Md. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Eight children, including three from North Texas, were crowned champions at this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee. “I was wanting everyone to win, because I was...
View ArticlePast Texas Co-Champions Won’t Have Chance To Compete After National Spelling...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — There were hopes this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee wouldn’t end in an eight-way tie — that last year included 3 North Texas co-champions — but alas, it wasn’t...
View ArticleTexas Teens Launch Their Own Spelling Bee After Scripps Cancels National...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – An online spelling bee, launched by two Texas teenagers, is offering a consolation prize of sorts after the Scripps national competition was canceled because the...
View ArticleSpelling Bee Launched By Texas Teens Prepares To Crown National Champion,...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Like dozens of other veteran spellers in their final year of eligibility, Anson Cook had big plans for this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, which was canceled...
View ArticleDigital Confetti And All, Virtual National Spelling Bee Crowns 14-Year-Old...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – The two Texas teenage ex-spellers who launched an online spelling bee to fill the void left by the canceled Scripps National Spelling Bee had little trouble running an...
View ArticleScripps National Spelling Bee Will Return Virtually And In-Person In 2021
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Last year a pair of Texas teens launched their own event after the national contest was canceled, but the Scripps National Spelling Bee has announced it’s return this year...
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