2027 JFS Spelling Bee

The 4th annual bee for JFS students, kindergarten through 6th grade.

Jaguars, your word is “register.”

Register for $10

Registration is open through Friday, November 20. Late registration runs through Friday, December 4.

Jaguars, your word is “register.”

Register for $10

Late registration is open through Friday, December 4.

Jaguars, your word is “study.”

See bracket times

Registration is closed. The qualifying round is Wednesday, December 9, with a half-hour time slot for each grade bracket between 2:30 and 4 pm.

Jaguars, your word is “finals.”

See the dates

The finals are on stage Wednesday, January 13, from 5 to 7:30 pm in the Multi-Purpose Room.

Jaguars, your word is “bravo.”

Contact the bee team

The 2027 bee is complete. Thank you to every speller who took part.

Spelling Bee dates

Add these dates to your calendar

  1. Online info session

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    Optional. A half-hour info session for parents & guardians on Google Meet.

    Join on Google Meet

  2. Registration closes

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    Study word lists for the qualifying round go out to registered spellers as early as this date.

  3. Late registration closes

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    The last day to sign up.

  4. Qualifying round

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    A written test in the Multi-Purpose Room. Each grade bracket has its own half hour.

    See bracket times

  5. Finals

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    On stage in the Multi-Purpose Room.

How the bee works

  1. Qualifying round

    Wednesday, December 9, 2:30–4 pm

    A written test in the Multi-Purpose Room, given in three half-hour brackets by grade.

  2. Finals

    Wednesday, January 13, 5–7:30 pm

    Finalists spell on stage in the Multi-Purpose Room.

Beyond

Top finishers earn the opportunity to represent JFS at the next levels of both the Scripps National Spelling Bee and the separate California State Spelling Bee.

In the last two years, top finishers of the JFS Spelling Bee have gone on to win the Evergreen District Spelling Bee and also advance to the finals of the California State Spelling Bee.

Qualifying round schedule

Wednesday, December 9, in the JFS Multi-Purpose Room. Spellers are tested by grade, in three half-hour brackets.

  1. Grades K–2

  2. Grades 3–4

  3. Grades 5–6

What families need to do

  1. Pick up your student from school at 2:15 pm.

    Parents are responsible for picking students up and bringing them to the Multi-Purpose Room at their bracket’s time.

  2. Arrive a few minutes early.

    Tests start promptly at each bracket’s start time, and your student will need a moment to be seated. Until your bracket’s start time, students and families wait outside the Multi-Purpose Room.

  3. Keep complete silence during the test.

    While your student’s bracket is testing, you can wait in the back of the Multi-Purpose Room or in the lobby.

Register your speller

Fee
$10 per speller
Who can enter
JFS students, kindergarten through 6th grade
Registration
Open now through Friday, November 20
Late registration
Through Friday, December 4

Register for $10