The 2021 National Spanish Spelling Bee

THE TENTH ANNUAL NATIONAL SPANISH SPELLING BEE

A VIRTUAL COMPETITION

JULY 8-10, 2021

Join us VIRTUALLY as we come together for the Tenth Annual National Spanish Spelling Bee. A huge thanks and a pat on the back to Jorge Garcia and the executive board of the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education as they have agreed to host the 2021 event. The group activities will begin with the orientation session on Thursday, July 8, 2021, and will end on Saturday, July 10, 2021.

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REGISTRATION

Registration is now exclusively online. The registration deadline is Friday, July 2, 2021!!!

Register Here

Resources

The 2021 National Spanish Spelling Bee Booklet and Lista de Palabras and the Student Study Guide are now available. Other resources available by request are:

Hosting Your Own – A guide on how to organize your own local, regional, or state event
What Good Spellers Do – An article by Dr. Patricia MacGregor-Mendoza from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces
Virtual Spelling Bee Recommendations for Schools – Recommendations shared with us by the organizers of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
Competition Ready List – This computer randomized list is available upon request and is to be used solely for your local, regional, or state competition. This list is to be shared ONLY WITH competition staff (pronouncers, judges, and monitors)

You can request these documents by emailing David at nssbsa@gmail.com

Schedule of Events

Thursday, July 10, 2021

9:00 am – Orientation Session

Introduction of National Spanish Spelling Bee (NSSB) Staff
Introduction of NSSB Sponsors
Review of Contest Rules and Procedures – THERE WILL BE NO PROTESTS OR CHALLENGES ALLOWED THIS YEAR
Introduction of Participants and Practice Round

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Competion Begins

Friday, July 11, 2021

9:30 am – 12:00 pm – Competition Continues

Lunch

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Competition Continues

Saturday, July 12, 2021

9:30 am – 12:00 pm – Competition Continues

Lunch

1:30 pm – ?:?? pm – Competition Continues and the 2021 Champion will be determined

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Where

TBD

What

With the support of the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education, our gracious host, and our sponsors, The New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education, The California Association for Bilingual Education, the National Association for Bilingual Education, Dual Language Education of New Mexico, Language Magazine, The Bueno Center for Multicultural Education, Lecto-Escritura al Cuadrado Literacy Squared, Velasquez PressBilingual Nation USA and Guero Loco (Steven Stiegelmeyer), The Spanish Resource Center (Albuquerque, New Mexico), our past host, Educational Service Center, Region 20, Dr. Kathy Escamilla and many other individuals from throughout the country, this event provides students the opportunity to showcase their Spanish language skills and to network with peers from throughout this great country.