The
Scripps National Spelling Bee and Kindle launched the contest as part
of the celebration of National Reading Month in March. For the 2017
contest, the Bee is opening the window earlier
to give students more time to discover the contest, create a concept
and finalize their videos.
“We
were impressed and thrilled by the volume and quality of the videos we
received in the very first year of our Spellebrity Video Contest,” said
Paige Kimble, executive director of the Scripps
National Spelling Bee. “Now with a longer window of time to promote the
contest, we look forward to seeing many more entries for 2017. This
contest gives every student a different and worthwhile chance to earn
their way to the unforgettable experience of Bee
Week.”
Spellebrity Video Contest Basics:
·
Eligibility:
Students who have not passed beyond eighth grade and who are legal
residents of the United States and its territories
·
Team: One to four members on a team
·
Team member requirements: Write script, record and edit the video
·
Video length: No longer than five minutes
·
Video theme: Spell out how to kindle
the love of reading and feature three words that would be useful to
know for a spelling bee. The video narrative should inspire viewers to
read
more in their daily lives.
·
Adult
involvement: Students must have the support of a parent or teacher who
will be responsible for submitting the video and uploading a completed
parental consent form (for each
participating student) on spellebrity.com.
·
Deadline to submit: Jan. 31, 2017
·
Videos should be free of any copyrighted material, text, images and music
Following
the Jan. 31 deadline, a judging panel will review all of the
submissions and select 10 Semifinalist videos. The Semifinalist videos
will be posted to spellebrity.com, where the public
will vote for the best videos. The five videos that receive the most
votes will advance to the National Finals, where participants in the
Scripps National Spelling Bee will vote for the best video. The Champion
video will be announced during the remarks before
the primetime Finals on June 1, 2017.
Prizes:
·
Each member of the Semifinalist teams (10) will receive a Kindle Paperwhite.
·
Each member of the Finalist teams (5) will receive an expenses-paid trip to the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee:
o
Economy airfare or train fare for each team member and a parent/guardian
o
One standard hotel room at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center
o
$400 gift card for travel and meal expenses
o
Complimentary
tickets for each team member and parent/guardian for the Memorial Day
barbecue, a Bee-organized tour of Washington, D.C., and the Awards
Banquet
·
Each member of the Champion team (1) will receive:
o
$1,000 cash award
o
Trophy
Key dates:
Oct. 17, 2016 – Jan. 31, 2017 – Submit videos to spellebrity.com
Oct. 17, 2016 – Jan. 31, 2017 – Submit videos to spellebrity.com
Feb. 1-28, 2017 – Judging panel selects 10 Semifinalist videos
March 1-24, 2017 – Public votes on spellingbee.com for favorite Semifinalist video
March 31, 2017 – Announcement of five Finalist videos at spellingbee.com
May 30-June 1, 2017 – Finalist videos presented and voted on during Bee Week
June 1, 2017 – Champion video announced before primetime Finals
March 1-24, 2017 – Public votes on spellingbee.com for favorite Semifinalist video
March 31, 2017 – Announcement of five Finalist videos at spellingbee.com
May 30-June 1, 2017 – Finalist videos presented and voted on during Bee Week
June 1, 2017 – Champion video announced before primetime Finals
In
the inaugural event earlier this year, the Bee received entries from
across the country and narrowed down the entries to the top 10.
Thousands of people voted online to select the five Finalist
teams. Each Finalist team won an expenses-paid trip to the 2016 Scripps
National Spelling Bee. Student participants at the National Finals
attended the Spellebrity Video Premiere to watch each video and to ask
each team questions about their production. The
students voted for their favorite; the winner,
Mary Noorlander from Oneonta, New York, worked in varied costumes,
scenery and characters to explore her love of many different genres of
books.
The
Scripps National Spelling Bee, the nation’s largest and longest-running
educational program, announced Kindle as its presenting sponsor earlier
this year. Both brands are working to elevate
the belief that reading, spelling and vocabulary are critically
important to a child’s lifelong achievement. With the Spellebrity Video
Contest, students use their imagination to combine spelling and reading
into a fun and inspiring message.
About the Scripps National Spelling Bee:
The
Scripps National Spelling Bee is the nation's largest and
longest-running educational program. The purpose of the Scripps National
Spelling Bee is to help students
improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies, learn concepts and
develop correct English usage that will help them all of their lives.
Visit
spellingbee.com
for more information about the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which is
administered on a not-for-profit basis by The E.W. Scripps Company.
About Scripps:
The E.W. Scripps Company
(NYSE: SSP) serves audiences and businesses through a growing portfolio
of television, radio and digital media brands. Scripps
is one of the nation’s largest independent TV station owners, with 33
television stations in 24 markets and a reach of nearly one in five U.S.
households. It also owns 34 radio stations in eight markets. Scripps
also runs an expanding collection of local and
national digital journalism and information businesses, including
satire and humor video and web brand
Cracked, podcast industry leader
Midroll Media and over-the-top video news service
Newsy. Scripps also produces television shows including
“THE LIST” and “The Now”
and runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in
Washington, D.C. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the
motto, “Give light and the people will find
their own way.”
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