Spelling bee registration

YOUNGSTOWN — The registration process for participating in the Scripps National Spelling Bee has changed.

The deadline for eligible schools and home schoolers in Mahoning and Trumbull counties to enter the 75th Annual Vindicator Regional Spelling Bee is rapidly approaching.

To participate in the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee program, you must enroll online by Oct. 15, 2007. Go to www.spellingbee.com to access the official Web site.

The Vindicator will be notified of local online registrations, and your school will receive informational materials to register your local school champion.

Enrollment benefits include:

USpelling bee eligibility for your pupils.

UThree grade-specific levels of the new 2008 Classroom Pronouncer Guide for classroom spelling bees.

UThe 2008 school Pronouncer Guide for school spelling bee.

UImportant information about your local spelling bee program.

This year’s regional competition will be March 15, 2008, in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center at Youngstown State University.

School representatives or home-school families with questions should contact Gemma Sole, Vindicator spelling bee coordinator, at (330) 747-1471, ext. 1322, or by e-mail at gsole@vindy.com.