Qualifying for the Regional Competition
School Level
- Competition Level: School
- Deadline: 01/30/2026 (PT)
- Deadline Description: This is the closing date for school spelling bee. Schools can do it ahead of schedule and need to register their champions with the Scripps portal so the selected champions can move forward to the next level.
- Spellers Advancing to Next Level: 3
- School Champion Registration Deadline: 02/06/2026 05:00 PM (PT)
Regional Qualifier Level(s)
- Competition Level: Qualifier
- Qualifier Name: SRV Rotary Regional Qualifier
- Competition Deadline: 02/27/2026 (PT)
- Online Test Open Date: 02/16/2026 (PT)
- Online Test Close Date: 02/27/2026 (PT)
- Competition Format: Online Testing Platform (OTP)
- Description: This is online test that would be held at school. Student’s credentials will be validated and student’s can check by accessing sample test. Sample test is used only to see whether student is able to access the account or not but sample test is really not a practice test. OTP format is spelling and vocabulary and this is setup by Regional Bee Coordinator on Scripps Platform. Teachers need not worry about setting up the test but they need to help students login and proctor the test. The top 55 students that scored high across all the schools will be invited to onsite regional competition.
Regional Bee Level
- Competition Level: Regional Bee
- Competition Name: SRV Rotary Regional Scripps Spelling Bee
- Competition Date: 03/29/2026 09:00 AM (PT)
- Competition Location: Fountain Room, San Ramon Community Center, 12501 Alcosta Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583
- Competition Format: in-person oral bee
- Word Format: spelling and vocabulary
Registering Your School Champion(s)
School Champion Registration Deadline: 02/06/2026 05:00 PM (PT)
Champions Limit: 3
Instructions for registering school champions: Each school can register up to 3 champions. If they prefer to register just 1 champion, they can do so.
Deadlines and Important Dates
The following dates are in the regional partner’s time zone (PT)
- 01/30/2026: School Level Competition Deadline
- 02/06/2026: School Champion Registration Deadline
- 02/27/2026: SRV Rotary Regional Qualifier Date
- 03/29/2026: Regional Bee Date
Program Eligibility
There is no minimum grade for participation in our program
Regional Spelling Bee
The Regional Bee has been hosted by San Ramon Valley Rotary Club for the last 3 years. This year we are asking you to help support this event. We have on an online auction site set up as a fundraising effort to help offset the cost. Please go to https://SRVRotaryOnlineAuction.fundraiser.bid to donate or bid on an auction item of your choice. We also welcome you to attend the Regional Spelling Bee on March 29th at the San Ramon Community Center by registering here to help support this event.
Purchase your event reservations here:
$20 per person
$60 for 3 or more