KMS is excited to offer the 2022 Spelling Bee to our students! The first round competition will occur during PE classes in the school cafeteria on Thursday, November 18. The first round qualifiers will compete in the school-wide spelling bee on December 9th. The details:

• Participation is optional. Students who want to compete will be called to the cafeteria during their PE period on 11/18.

• The 1st and 2nd place speller from the 11/18 competition will qualify for the school spelling bee on 12/9. 

• Our final school competition will be held on Thursday, December 9. 

• Participants in the 12/9 school-wide spelling bee will be given the full 450-word School Spelling Bee Study List and the “One, Two & Three Bee” word lists to use as preparation materials.

• The winner of the KMS spelling bee will participate in the DCSD spelling bee in January (date TBA, will be a virtual event)

• Both KMS competitions are closed to the public and will not be live-streamed. 

• Study lists and rules are attached to this email. Students from all grades should study all three lists.

We will make a formal announcement to the community once we identify the finalists from each PE period on 11/18 and then the school winner on 12/9. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. 

Brad Daniell, Assistant Principal