Rescheduled: 34 Students to Compete in Upcoming 2025 District Spelling Bee

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Are you ready for edge-of-your-seat-suspense? Are you prepared to hear students spell words that we, most adults, don’t use in our daily lives? Yes, it’s the Spelling Bee! Young spellers from Aldine ISD will showcase their linguistic prowess at the 2025 Aldine ISD Spelling Bee. The contest was supposed to take place this week, but due to the Artic blast earlier this week, it has been rescheduled for February.

District Spelling Bee Details

Wednesday, Feb. 5., at 5 p.m. and continue until judges crown a district champion
M.O. Campbell Educational Center
1865 Aldine Bender Road • Houston, TX 77032

Thirty-four students representing Grades 1 through 8 from campuses across the district have each earned their spot through hard work and dedication, winning their school-level bees. Since September, they have been preparing by studying 4,000 words from the official’ Words of the Champions’ list provided by the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

This year marks the centennial of the Scripps Bee, a tradition that began with just nine participants in 1925 and now involves millions of students nationwide.

The Aldine ISD champion will advance to the 2025 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee, which Houston Community College will host on Feb. 22. Regional winners across Texas will compete nationally later this year in Washington, D.C.

Spelling bees are more than just competition. They are platforms that foster academic growth, cognitive development, and confidence. They also serve as opportunities to bring together students, families, and educators to celebrate achievement.

For more information about the AISD Spelling Bee, contact Judarrah Hawkins, program director of elementary reading and language arts, at [email protected].

WEATHER WATCH: The forecast shows that Greater Houston will experience severe winter weather this weekend and early next week. Aldine ISD is closely monitoring weather conditions. If district operations change, AISD will share updates on the district website, social media, and our mass email and texting platform. Please update your emergency contact information in the Home Access Center (HAC) so that you receive district messages.