San Ramon Valley Rotary Club To Organize Regional Spelling Bee

Press release from the San Ramon Valley Rotary Club:

DANVILLE, CA — As part of its commitment to promote youth education in the Bay Area community, the San Ramon Valley Rotary Club is proud to announce it is an official 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee regional partner.

The sponsorship gives local students and schools the opportunity to participate in America’s longest-running educational competition. It is possible by generous sponsorships from the San Ramon Valley Rotary Club, the JEI Learning Center, Valley Ventures Reality (Sampath Rajidi), Morgan Stanley, San Ramon Valley Community Interact Club, Yuhui Chen and generous anonymous donors.

San Ramon Valley Rotary Club will organize the regional spelling bee competition, which will be held in spring 2023 and send three regional SRV Rotary Club Regional Champions to the national competition in May. Competitors will have the opportunity to compete for the Scripps Cup.

The 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion was Harini Logan, a 14-year-old from San Antonio, Texas. Logan won the coveted title after competing in the Bee’s first-ever Spell-off.

This year marks the inaugural year for SRV Rotary Club as an official Scripps National Spelling Bee regional partner.

By inspiring the exploration of words, the Scripps National Spelling Bee illuminates pathways to lifelong curiosity, celebrates academic achievement and enriches communities. Each year, the Bee reaches millions of students across the country and around the world with the classroom materials it provides to schools enrolled in the yearlong program.

Participation in regional bees also provides an opportunity for students to gain experience in public speaking, develop confidence and inspire a love of learning and connection with their peers.

“This is a great opportunity for young students to develop interest in building their vocabulary and the competition gives them the opportunity to build self confidence and perseverance. SRV Rotary Club is thrilled to be part of this journey,” said Sudha Ponnaganti, Youth Services Director for SRV Rotary Club.

This press release was produced by the San Ramon Valley Rotary Club. The views expressed here are the author’s own.