Spelling Bee Mechanics

Call time: 9:00 a.m.

Venue:
Contest Proper: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Registration
 All contestants must be in the designated venue on or before 9:00 a.m. Attendance
checking of the participants will start at 9:00am
Conduct Code
 The participants and spectators are expected to display politeness, courteousness,
patience, respect towards others, honesty, and good sportsmanship during the Spelling
Bee competition.

Spelling Bee Procedure

Elimination Round
1. Participants will be provided with writing sheets during the Spelling Bee. The monitor
will collect the writing sheets after the Arbitrator/Mediator checks the spelling of
every contestant.
2. There will be three sub rounds: easy, average, and difficult.
3. There will be ten (10) words to be given for each sub rounds by the Bee Master.
4. The Bee Master will pronounce each word twice and give an aid to word
identification such as the function and definition and a sample sentence of each word.
Countdown will start after the word has been pronounced the second time by the Bee
Master
5. Contestants will be given a maximum of 10 seconds to simultaneously write the word
on the writing sheet provided.
6. Should a participant wish to change the spelling that he/she has written down, the first
one should be crossed out with one horizontal line and the new and final spelling be
written clearly beside the crossed-out word. A participant is allowed to change his/her
answer within the time allotted for a particular word.
7. Those who spelled eight (8) out of ten (10) words correctly will continue in the next
round, while those who correctly spelled only seven (7) words and below will be
eliminated from the round.
8. If in case, only one student has spelled eight (8) out of ten (10) words correctly,
he/she shall be declared the Champion of the Spelling Bee regardless of round.
9. Should a tie exist, the contestants shall go into a Clincher round. There will be five (5)
words to be given for the clincher round by the Bee Master. The contestant who
spelled four (4) out of five (5) words correctly shall be declared the winner of the tie
and the Champion of the Spelling Bee.
Caution
 No talking will be allowed among participants or between participants and the
members of the audience.
 If a participant receives assistance from anyone in the audience, he/she will be
disqualified.
 The audience is also requested to remain seated until a break is offered to avoid
confusion for the participants.