Tri Kappa hosts Spell Bowl in Hobart

HOBART | Members of Hobart’s Epsilon Zeta chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority will celebrate Tri Kappa Week through Saturday.

Crown Point School Board recognizes Jerry Ross Spell Bowl Team

CROWN POINT | The Crown Point Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees presented Commendation Awards to the Jerry Ross Spell Bowl Team at the November 26, School Board Meeting. The team received first place in the Orange Class Division, had the highest score of all Crown Point s…

Spell Bowl winners at Westchester Intermediate School

Lincoln Elementary participates in 20th Annual Indiana Academic Bowl

CEDAR LAKE | Lincoln Elementary School participated in the 20th Annual Indiana Academic Spell Bowl, which was held at Colonel John Wheeler Elementary School in Crown Point on November 15.

NWI schools earn high marks at Academic Spell Bowl finals

A number of region schools scored highly in the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl state finals Saturday, with two taking top honors.

Six NWI schools advance to Spell Bowl state finals

Primed and ready, more than 100 middle school students from 16 region schools gathered in the gymnasium Tuesday at Pierce Middle School in Merrillville for the Junior Division Spell Bowl.

Six NWI schools advance to Spell Bowl state finals

Family and friends of students gather for the Purdue University Indiana Academic Spell Bowl Junior Division on Tuesday at Pierce Middle School in Merrillville.

Six NWI schools advance to Spell Bowl state finals

Alyssa Ellis, 13, left, spells words while being quizzed by Jessica Evans, 13, from Thomas Edison School in Lake Station, shortly before the start of the Purdue University Indiana Academic Spell Bowl Junior Division on Tuesday at Pierce Middle School in Merrillville. At right is Amber Ellis, 13.

Six NWI schools advance to Spell Bowl state finals

Nicole Libiran, 12, of Crown Point's Wheeler Middle School, gets high-fives from teammates after getting a perfect score in Round 2 of the Purdue University Indiana Academic Spell Bowl Junior Division on Tuesday at Pierce Middle School in Merrillville.

Six NWI schools advance to Spell Bowl state finals

Nicole Libiran, 12, from Crown Point's Wheeler Middle School, spells a word during the second round of the Purdue University Indiana Academic Spell Bowl Junior Division on Tuesday at Pierce Middle School in Merrillville.

Local high schools advance in Academic Spell Bowl

Months of practice paid off for some area high school students Monday night as teams from across the state took part in the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl.

Westchester Intermediate School Spell Bowl winners

CHESTERTON | Westchester Intermediate School students competed at the Purdue Academic Spell Bowl competition this past Thursday at Washington Township School. Westchester placed first in its division with a score of 41.

Porter County elementaries take part in 19th annual Spell Bowl

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP | Students from Northview, Westchester and Flint Lake elementary schools took home first-place ribbons in their divisions Thursday at the 19th annual Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Washington Township Elementary School.

19 Lake County elementary schools participate in annual Spell Bowl

MERRILLVILLE | The toughest word Malcolm Wats has ever had to spell is "onomatopoeia."

Working words

Scorekeepers flip cards Thursday at the 19th annual Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Washington Township Elementary School.

Working words

Elementary school students from Porter County write down what they believe is the correct spelling of a word given Thursday at the 19th annual Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Washington Township Elementary School.

Working words

Ashly Miller, a fourth-grader at Kouts Elementary School, jots down the spelling of a word as her teacher Patti Eich sits nearby Thursday during the second round of the 19th annual Indiana Academic Spell Bowl at Washington Township Elementary School.

MIS and Merrillville Elementary prepare for Spell Bowl

MERRILLVILLE | Recently, all the Merrillville Elementary and Merrillville Intermediate School (M.I.S.) Spell Bowl Teams gathered together and had an Intra-School Spell Bowl practice.