North Texas area students will compete Wednesday, March 20, in the TCU College of Education Regional Spelling Bee with hopes of advancing to the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The bee is scheduled for 8:30 to noon on the TCU campus in the Brown-Lupton University Union, 2901 Stadium Drive. The winner will also receive an opportunity to take a TCU audit course in the summer.

Spelling bee contestants have come a long way already: They first had to win at the local level, hosted by 457 schools in a 16 county area, and then went on to win one of 25 area bees. Students competing in this regional spelling bee represent public, private, parochial, charter and home schools located throughout North Texas.

The TCU College of Education Regional Spelling Bee is sponsored by the College of Education's Center for Urban Education.