An eighth grader from the West Tisbury School out-spelled his competitors at the Islandwide spelling bee Friday morning, earning him a spot on the Scripps national stage with the word “quirky.” Winner Seth Hyde will now be heading to Washington, D.C., for “Bee Week” in May, where he will face off against more than 200 […]
The Islandwide spelling bee returned to the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Performing Arts Center (PAC) Friday after the competition was canceled for two consecutive years due to COVID. It was a nailbiter. Even with such skilled competition, Kalleb Oliveira, a fifth grader from the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School, took home the win correctly […]