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Sixty-one of the best spellers from 27 Oregon counties qualified to test their spelling prowess at the Oregon State Fair during the 10th annual Oregon Statewide Spelling Championship, held on September 1st and sponsored by Oregon Spellers.  Following the official championship, a “just for fun“ verbal spelling bee drew crowds, as kids, teens and adults competed on stage before a panel of judges.

During  the  Championship, students competed in one of three divisions: elementary, middle, or high school. The Oregon Statewide Spelling Championship is a written contest, not an oral bee.    Students who win their local and county spelling competitions are invited to compete against the best spellers from all over Oregon.  In the Championship, the words are pronounced, used it in a sentence, and then repeated again.  All participants in each division received the same words. The audience was invited to test their skills by spelling the contest words along with the students. Elementary school spellers were challenged by words such as “stationary“ and “inertia“ while middle school students were asked to spell “austerity“ and the high schoolers tried their hand at words like “exigent “. First, second, and third place Championship winners received monetary prizes, which were provided in part by the contest’s  fiscal sponsor, the Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted, and also by the Oregon State Elks Association.

Following the Championship, the Oregon Spellers held its sixth annual   “Bee at the Fair“    a   “just for fun“ verbal spelling bee.  KATU’s Wesleigh Ogle emceed the event for 10 junior division spellers and 18 teen and adult spellers on the Creative Living Stage in Columbia Hall. Family, friends, and spectators held their collective breaths as the spellers attempted their words. Junior spellers were given words like “decimal“ and “weight“ while teens and adults were challenged by words like  “exonerate“ and  “malleable“.  Winners were awarded prize bags and ribbons, and everyone who participated received a goody bag of Smarties, Nerds, a 7-11 coupon, and an Oregon Spellers’ pencil and bookmark.  


For photos of winners, check the Photos tab.  
All photos will be posted in the next week or two.
Save the date: 

Saturday, August  31, 2019

Oregon Statewide Spelling                    Championship — Picnic Grove
              10:00-1:30pm

The Bee at the Fair — a "just for fun" verbal bee  
Open to ALL Oregon State Fair patrons
                Creative Living Stage
                2:30pm  — Kids 12 and under
                3:30pm  — Teens/Adults
We welcome our new sponsor — the Oregon State Elks Association!

We now accept Donations on our website through PayPal. Go to the Donations tab and click the Donate button.  You can use a credit card or your PayPal account.

Check the map below to see if we still need coordinators for your county. Contact your district and schools to verify that they are participating.

Spellers: Keep reading! 
Check out the sites under the Practice Words tab.

2018 County Participation Map... so far... 
Help us fill in our map! 

We still need County Coordinators in:

  • Baker
  • Clackamas
  • Deschutes
  • Douglas ​​
  • Harney
  • Jefferson
  • Klamath
  • Lake
Please contact us if you would like to volunteer or would like more information.
Contact your County Coordinator

About Us

The mission of Oregon Spellers is to encourage, promote, and recognize spelling excellence for the youth of the State of Oregon and to provide, with our sponsors, an annual state-level spelling championship and just-for-fun verbal bee.

In the OREGON STATEWIDE SPELLING CHAMPIONSHIP, County and Regional Spelling Contest winners compete on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend at the Oregon State Fair in a written contest against students near their age to determine the best young spellers in Oregon. In each Division, cash prizes will be awarded for 1st ($200), 2nd ($100), and 3rd ($50) place winners. No more than two spellers shall be awarded as tied. If necessary, Oregon Spellers will administer another tie-breaker round to break the tie.  Oregon Spellers and the OREGON STATEWIDE SPELLING CHAMPIONSHIP are not part of the Oregon Department of Education, and are not affiliated with Scripps or the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Oregon Spellers is 100% volunteer-run and solely donation-funded.  We are sponsored by a number of contributors. 
Thanks to these people and all others who have been so generous with their money, time, and effort.

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