The Postmedia Canspell National Spelling Bee, formerly called the Canwest Canspell National Spelling Bee, was a spelling bee held annually in Canada since 2005. The bee is affiliated with the United States-based Scripps National Spelling Bee and uses similar rules and word lists, adapted to best suit Canadian usage and spelling. It is organized by the Postmedia Network, though it was previously organized by now bankrupt Canwest Global Communications, parent company of 9 of the regional sponsors. Canwest Canspell ended in 2012.
Competition
As of 2011, regional finals are held in 21 Canadian cities from Victoria to St. John's.
The winner in each of the regional finals participated in the national final in Ottawa each April from 2005 to 2010. From 2005 to 2009, the regional winners also qualified for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. whether they won the nationals or not. In 2010, because of the economic downturn and Canwest's bankruptcy, only the winner of the nationals participated in the SNSB. From 2011 onwards, the top 3 spellers, including the national champion, will compete in the SNSB.
The 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held from May 28 to May 30, 2013 at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Maryland and was broadcast live on ESPN3, ESPN2, and ESPN. For the first time, the competition included a vocabulary quiz in addition to the usual spelling challenge. Arvind Mahankali of Bayside, New York won the competition and received the $30,000 grand prize. Including local feeder tournaments, an estimated 11 million children participated.
Rule changes
In April 2013, shortly before the Bee, organizers announced that the preliminary test would now include multiple-choice vocabulary questions. While met with criticism by past contestants for deviating from the concept of a spelling bee, organizers indicated that the change was made to help avert perceptions that the competition was based solely on memorization skills (as had been showcased by television broadcasts), and to help further the Bee's goal of expanding the vocabulary and language skills of children. The change met with mixed reviews from contestants, many of whom questioned why it was not announced at the start of the school year instead of seven weeks before the competition.
Although most of its participants are from the U.S., students from countries such as The Bahamas, Canada, the People's Republic of China, Ghana, Japan, Jamaica, Mexico, and New Zealand have also competed in recent years. Historically, the competition has been open to, and remains open to, the winners of sponsored regional spelling bees in the U.S. (including territories such as Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, along with overseas military bases in Germany and South Korea). Participants from countries other than the U.S. must be regional spelling-bee winners as well.
A spelling bee (also sometimes a "Spelling B") is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty. The concept is thought to have originated in the United States, and spelling bee events, along with variants, are now also held in some other countries around the world.
The first winner of an official spelling bee was Frank Neuhauser, who won the 1st National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. in 1925 at age eleven.
Etymology
Historically the word bee has been used to describe a get-together where a specific action is being carried out, like a husking bee, a quilting bee, or an apple bee. Its etymology is unclear but possibly derived from the Old English word bēn, meaning prayer.
History
The earliest known evidence of the phrase spelling bee in print dates back to 1850, although an earlier name, spelling match, has been traced back to 1808. A key impetus for the contests was Noah Webster's spelling books. First published in 1786 and known colloquially as "The Blue-backed Speller," Webster's spelling books were an essential part of the curriculum of all elementary school children in the United States for five generations. Now the key reference for the contests is the Merriam-Webster unabridged dictionary.
CanSpell National Spelling Bee, the official Canadian spelling bee with participation in all 10 provinces and representation at the Scripps competition
Spelling Bee of Canada, an independent and unsanctioned Canadian spelling bee which operates mostly in Ontario
CanSpell National Spelling Bee, the official Canadian spelling bee with participation in all 10 provinces and representation at the Scripps competition
Spelling Bee of Canada, an independent and unsanctioned Canadian spelling bee which operates mostly in Ontario
There are two card tricks known by the name of Spelling Bee.
Cards That Know Their Names
In Cards that Know Their Names, the magician spells out the card's names one at a time, moving a card from the top of the packet to the bottom for each letter. For example, he spells "Ace", moving one card from the top of the packet to the bottom as he says "A", another as he says "c", and a third as he says "e". The next card is turned over, and it is an ace. The ace is removed from the packet and the process is repeated for "two", "three", and so on, up to "queen", until the magician is holding only one card. This last card is a king.
Method
Before starting the performance, the magician has secretly arranged the thirteen cards in the following order from top to bottom: 3-8-7-A-Q-6-4-2-J-K-10-9-5 for Ace to King. For Two to Ace it is J-4-9-2-K-8-A-5-7-3-Q-10-6
The trick is then performed as described above.
Spelling Bee
Nine cards are selected at random. The magician then allows the observer to pick up one of the piles and look at the bottom card. This is the card that is to be memorized. Then the observer places the pile on top of another pile, then that pile on top of the final pile. The magician then asks the observer to spell out out the card. They are to deal down the cards face down, each corresponding with a letter of the name of the card. First the "face value", then "of", then the "suit". Finally they are asked to spell out any five letter word and their card is then placed on top of the pile. Then the magician turns over the card and it is the original card that the observer had.
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The wait is almost over for 41 of Canada's top students at the third annual CanWest CanSpell National Spelling Bee, presented by Canada Post. The regional finalists, the best of the best from across Canada, have gathered in Ottawa-Gatineau to compete for the title of Canada's top speller.
The national competition begins with preliminary rounds on Friday, April 13th at 1 pm EDT which will be web-cast live at www.canspell.com, brought to online viewers by TELUS.
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Who doesn't love spelling bees & how cute is this ad?
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Who doesn't love spelling bees & how cute is this ad?
Here's a blurb about this year's CanWest spelling bee...
Canada's top spellers set to face-off in Ottawa
http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/April2007/12/c4603.html
The wait is almost over for 41 of Canada's top students at the third annual CanWest CanSpell National Spelling Bee, presented by Canada Post. The regional finalists, the best of the best from across Canada, have gathered in Ottawa-Gatineau to compete for the title of Canada's top speller.
The national competition begins with preliminary rounds on Friday, April 13th at 1 pm EDT which will be web-cast live at www.canspell.com, brought to online viewers by TELUS.
Who doesn't love spelling bees & how cute is this ad?
Here's a blurb about this year's CanWest spelling bee...
Canada's top spellers set to face-off in Ottawa
http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/April2007/12/c4603.html
The wait is almost over for 41 of Canada's top students at the third annual CanWest CanSpell National Spelling Bee, presented by Canada Post. The regional finalists, the best of the best from across Canada, have gathered in Ottawa-Gatineau to compete for the title of Canada's top speller.
The national competition begins with preliminary rounds on Friday, April 13th at 1 pm EDT which will be web-cast live at www.canspell.com, brought to online viewers by TELUS.
Watch the moment Speller 231 Harini Logan won the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee via the first Spell-off in Bee history. Her winning word, the final word sh...
Watch the moment Speller 231 Harini Logan won the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee via the first Spell-off in Bee history. Her winning word, the final word she spelled correctly during the Spell-off, was "moorhen."
Watch the moment Speller 231 Harini Logan won the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee via the first Spell-off in Bee history. Her winning word, the final word she spelled correctly during the Spell-off, was "moorhen."
Watch the moment Speller 133 Zaila Avant-garde won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The first winner from Louisiana, the eighth grader correctly spelled ...
Watch the moment Speller 133 Zaila Avant-garde won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The first winner from Louisiana, the eighth grader correctly spelled "Murraya" to become Champion!
Watch the moment Speller 133 Zaila Avant-garde won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The first winner from Louisiana, the eighth grader correctly spelled "Murraya" to become Champion!
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Who doesn't love spelling bees & how cute is this ad?
Here's a blurb about this year's CanWest spelling bee...
Canada's top spellers set to face-off in Ottawa
http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/April2007/12/c4603.html
The wait is almost over for 41 of Canada's top students at the third annual CanWest CanSpell National Spelling Bee, presented by Canada Post. The regional finalists, the best of the best from across Canada, have gathered in Ottawa-Gatineau to compete for the title of Canada's top speller.
The national competition begins with preliminary rounds on Friday, April 13th at 1 pm EDT which will be web-cast live at www.canspell.com, brought to online viewers by TELUS.
Watch the moment Speller 231 Harini Logan won the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee via the first Spell-off in Bee history. Her winning word, the final word she spelled correctly during the Spell-off, was "moorhen."
Watch the moment Speller 133 Zaila Avant-garde won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The first winner from Louisiana, the eighth grader correctly spelled "Murraya" to become Champion!
The Postmedia Canspell National Spelling Bee, formerly called the Canwest Canspell National Spelling Bee, was a spelling bee held annually in Canada since 2005. The bee is affiliated with the United States-based Scripps National Spelling Bee and uses similar rules and word lists, adapted to best suit Canadian usage and spelling. It is organized by the Postmedia Network, though it was previously organized by now bankrupt Canwest Global Communications, parent company of 9 of the regional sponsors. Canwest Canspell ended in 2012.
Competition
As of 2011, regional finals are held in 21 Canadian cities from Victoria to St. John's.
The winner in each of the regional finals participated in the national final in Ottawa each April from 2005 to 2010. From 2005 to 2009, the regional winners also qualified for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. whether they won the nationals or not. In 2010, because of the economic downturn and Canwest's bankruptcy, only the winner of the nationals participated in the SNSB. From 2011 onwards, the top 3 spellers, including the national champion, will compete in the SNSB.
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