Spelling Bee Child Participation

How to Participate

The Derby Festival Spelling Bee has been held since 1994. To be eligible to participate, your student must first be in 4th thru 8th grades. Also, your student must participate in and win both their School and County Spelling Bee?s. (See below for a list of counties currently participating.) Spelling Bee How to Participate

In order for a county to send a winner they must have a County Coordinator. This individual is responsible for planning the county bee and adhering the all County Coordinator Responsibilities. All schools in these counties (Public, Private, Parochial, Charter and Home) are eligible to participate and are required to be included by the county coordinator. If your school is located within one of the counties below and not currently included, please contact the county coordinator to make arrangements to do so. If you are interested in coordinating your county?s bee, please contact the Spelling Bee Event Manager, Shanna H. Ward, at sward@kdf.org.

REMINDER:

To be eligible to participate in the Festival Spelling Bee, county contacts must register by November 13, 2009.

If you have any questions regarding the event, please feel free to contact Shanna H. Ward at (502) 584-3378 ext. 850, or sward@kdf.org.

For information on County Coordinator Responsibilities click here.

List of Currently active Counties:
Anderson
Bath
Bourbon
Bullitt
Bulter
Carter
Casey
Clark
Clay
Elliott
Fayette
Floyd, IN
Floyd, KY
Garrard
Grant
Grayson
Hardin
Harrison, IN
Henry
Jackson, IN
Jackson, KY
JCPS
Jefferson Co.(Archdiocese)
Jefferson Co. (Private/Home Schools)
Kenton Co.
Knott
Knox
Laurel
Lawrence, IN
Lawerence, KY
Lee
Letcher
Lewis
Lincoln
Logan
Lyon
Magoffin
Marion
Martin
McCracken
Meade
Menifee
Mercer
Metcalfe
Monroe
Montogomery
Nelson
Ohio
Owen
Perry
Pike
Powell
Pulaski
Rockcastle
Russell
Scott
Shelby
Todd
Trimble
Warren
Wayne
Wolfe