Soooo, Bee Week is right around the corner with it officially starting this Sunday. The bee is pretty packed with a grand total of only 519 spellers. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s going to happen and when.

 

Registration

This is on the 27th where you get to meet a bunch of spellers and you get a lot of cool goodies. The best part is getting a Bee-keeper and managing to not lose it by forgetting to trade back the bee-keeper. I once had to trace back like 10 people to figure where mine had went. I managed to get quite a substantial amount of signatures by the end of Bee Week. Maybe you might be able to get all of them 🙂

Barbecue + Opening Ceremony

The food, I have to say is amazing, but the best part is meeting new people, so, get to know some people. Try finding the mascots with the huge heads at the ballpark. There are tons of activities like face painting and spinning art. A common theme is getting a bee on your face with your speller number. The opening ceremony is very cool since you get to hear about how the spelling bee changed and evolved throughout its time as a spelling bee.

Preliminaries

Okay, so a lot of people may be nervous for this and a bit groggy since it is a bit early in the morning, but its completely fine! You all have probably studied really hard for this and you will be alright. Everything’s going to bee alright. My advice is to drink a lot of water and make sure to use the restroom before the test begins. You want to be as normal feeling as possible. I always make sure to eat waffles right before a competiton because that’s what makes me feel good.

Round 2&3

These are the first onstage rounds, so nerves can get a bit high. Make to ask for water if you need any and have a good meal right before. This year, it has been divided in 3 sections so that the spellers don’t have to wait too long. Sometimes, you can get a bit antsy onstage so try to burn that off right before. These are the onstage elimination rounds so if you miss one word you’re out. 😦