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Coronavirus: Palo Alto Middle Schooler's Spelling Bee Dreams On Hold
Organizers were hoping to be able to hold the annual event later in the fall, but decided to completely cancel the event for 2020.
PALO ALTO, CA — Vayun Krishana’s dream of returning to the 2020 Scripps National Spelling Bee came to an end Tuesday when organizers called off the event because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Organizers had been hoping to be able to hold the annual event later in the fall, but decided to completely cancel the event for 2020 with a targeted return in 2021. It will be the first time since 1945 that the competition will not be held.
“Our thoughts immediately go out to our spellers and their families,” said Bee executive director Paige Kimble in a release. “The students have dedicated time and effort to their passion for learning…Never the less, our first priority has to be the health and well being of our spellers and their families and the hundreds of staff and spectators that come together for Bee Week.
