Arizona Spelling Bee 2016
April 20, 2016
Each year, the state’s best spellers in grades K-8 come together for the Arizona Spelling Bee to determine who will represent Arizona in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Hosted by Arizona PBS, the Arizona Spelling Bee is taped at the Arizona PBS studios on the downtown Phoenix campus of Arizona State University.
The winner and an escort receive an all-expense paid trip to our nation’s capital to compete with spellers from across the U.S. on May 26–May 28, 2016.
An Arizona PBS original production made possible by the Arizona Educational Foundation.
The Spelling Bee challenges children to utilize their spelling and phonetic skills in a competitive environment. The finalists must first win a series of competitions at local, district and regional or county levels. The 27 winners from the county spelling bees compete in the 2016 Arizona Spelling Bee.
2016 finalists:

7th Grade
St. Johns Middle School
(St. Johns)

8th Grade
Center for Academic Success
(Sierra Vista)

7th Grade
San Francisco de Asis Catholic School
(Flagstaff)

8th Grade
High Desert Middle School
(Globe)

8th Grade
Safford Middle School
(Safford)

8th Grade
Fairbanks Middle School
(Morenci)

8th Grade
Wallace Jr. High School
(Parker)

8th Grade
Kyrene Middle School
(Tempe)

5th Grade
Barbara Bush Elementary School
(Mesa)

7th Grade
Sunrise Middle School
(Scottsdale)

8th Grade
Sierra Verde STEM Academy
(Glendale)

6th Grade
Vista del Sur Accelerated Academy
(Laveen)

4th Grade
Madison Heights Elementary School
(Phoenix)

7th Grade
Parkridge Elementary School
(Peoria)

6th Grade
Lookout Mountain Elementary School
(Phoenix)

6th Grade
Desert Oasis Elementary School
(Surprise)

8th Grade
Westpoint Elementary School
(Surprise)

7th Grade
BASIS Chandler
(Chandler)

8th Grade
South Valley Jr. High School
(Gilbert)

6th Grade
Havasupai Elementary School
(Lake Havasu City)

6th Grade
Bonnie Brennan Elementary School
(Winslow)

8th Grade
Marana Middle School
(Marana)

5th Grade
BASIS Oro Valley
(Oro Valley)

8th Grade
Legacy Traditional School
(Maricopa)

5th Grade
Mary L. Welty Elementary School
(Nogales)

6th Grade
Heritage Christian Home Educators
(Prescott Valley)

8th Grade
Crane Middle School
(Yuma)
*contestants arranged in alphabetical order by county