Registration Dates

• School Registration Opens: Mon., September 22, 2025

• School Registration Closes: Mon., October 27, 2025

• School Registration Fees Due: December 12, 2025

Suggested School Schedule

Adjust according to your school’s schedule (e.g. Spring Break, etc.), but please give students 1 week before each competition to study new words.

• School Word Lists Distributed: Mon., October 27, 2025

• Preliminary School Competition (Competition 1): Fri., November 7, 2025

• Semifinal School Competition (Competition 2): Fri., November 14, 2025

• Final School Competition (Competition 3): Fri., November 21, 2025

• School Results Due to Lyceum: Fri., November 28, 2025

County Spelling Bee

• County Word List Distributed: Friday, November 28, 2025
  This date allows 2 weeks for students to study before the county competition.

• County Competition (Competition 4):
  THE FOLLOWING INFO IS TENTATIVE & SUBJECT TO CHANGE

  • Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

  • Location: Hartnell College

  • Student Check In: 9am

  • Alternates Drawing: 9:20am

  • Competition: 9:30am–12pm

Coordinator Resources

The Lyceum does not allow duplication of any spelling bee materials / manuals without its consent. Passwords must be kept private and only used by registered schools.