By BEN NUCKOLS
Associated Press
The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format, with the in-person competition limited to a dozen finalists who will gather on an ESPN campus at Walt Disney World in Florida, Scripps announced Monday.
Last year s bee was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time since World War II it had been called off. Organizers said they did not believe a large gathering at the bee s longtime venue a convention center outside Washington would be possible this year for the competition s usual date around Memorial Day.
Instead of compressing the entire competition into a week spellers routinely refer to Bee Week as a highlight of their young lives the bee will be stretched over several weeks. The preliminary rounds will be held in mid-June, the semifinals on June 27 and the ESPN-televised finals on July 8.
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