On Tuesday, 15 teams sponsored by local social service agencies participated in the Hooked on Books for Kids spelling bee fundraiser.

Reading, word lists and a whole lot of practice: How to become a spelling bee champion The 2023 National Spelling Bee competition was won yet again by a participant of Indian origin, Dev Shah.

Lena Zhu correctly spelled words such as illustrious, mediocre and irrevocable to win the junior section of the 2017 NSW Premier's Spelling Bee.