Schools in 39 Central Kentucky counties (including private schools, cooperative schools and home schools) are eligible to send a student to compete at the UK College of Education Big Blue Bee, open to students in first through eighth grade who win their school-level event.
Dev Shah, 14, an 8th grader from Largo, Fla., did! With that, he won the Scripps National Spelling Bee June 2 at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill. (In
Discover how Florida's Dev Shah conquered the Scripps National Spelling Bee, spelling his way to victory with the word "Psammophile" and securing the coveted championship title.