Arizona Spelling Bee 2017
April 21, 2017
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 31 – June 1, 2017.
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 2017 Arizona Spelling Bee.
2017 finalists:

8th Grade
St. Johns Middle School
(St. Johns)

4th Grade
Town and Country Elementary School
(Sierra Vista)

8th Grade
San Francisco de Asis Catholic School
(Flagstaff)

6th Grade
Lee Kornegay Intermediate School
(Miami)

6th Grade
Triumphant Learning Center
(Safford)

4th Grade
Metcalf Elementary
(Morenci)

8th Grade
Quartzsite Elementary School
(Quartzsite)

7th Grade
Gililland Middle School
(Tempe)

7th Grade
St. John Bosco Catholic School
(Phoenix)

8th Grade
Explorer Middle School
(Phoenix)

8th Grade
Sunrise Middle School
(Scottsdale)

6th Grade
Augustus H. Shaw Montessori School
(Phoenix)

7th Grade
Vista del Sur Accelerated Academy
(Laveen)

7th Grade
Legacy Traditional School-Glendale
(Glendale)

7th Grade
Sunset Heights Elementary School
(Peoria)

5th Grade
Homeschoolers 4 Him
(Tolleson)

8th Grade
Legacy Traditional School Avondale
(Avondale)

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8th Grade
Desert Ridge Jr. High School
(Mesa)

8th Grade
Sossaman Middle School
(Queen Creek)

8th Grade
Yucca Elementary School
(Yucca)

7th Grade
Winslow Jr. High School
(Winslow)

4th Grade
Basis Tucson – Primary
(Tucson)

8th Grade
Esperero Canyon Middle School
(Tucson)

7th Grade
Villago Middle School
(Casa Grande)

8th Grade
Lourdes Catholic School
(Nogales)

7th Grade
Heritage Christian Home Educators
(Prescott Valley)

8th Grade
San Luis Middle School
(San Luis)
*contestants arranged in alphabetical order by county