The Wellesley Spelling Bee

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The next bee will be Thursday November 3, 2005.

Everyone is invited to join in our annual spelling bee fundraising event. Attendance is free.

If you are interested in participating, each team pays a tax-deductible fee of $450 Many teams creatively fund the entry fee. For example, college alums might collect donations from fellow alums who may not wish to spell but may want to show support for their school's team. Wellesley College and Babson College will generously donate a matching $75 for each team entered in the Bee.

Click here to print out and fill out an entry form or booster form or use the contact information below.

You can also view the letter we sent out for the 2005 bee or the rules.

For more information, contact Lorraine Anderson Levine at 781-235-7404 or send email to: Here are pictures from the 2004 bee. As you can see, the Bee can be a lot of fun!

Winning WEF's 15th annual Spelling Bee in November 2004 was the Babson College team. From left to right are Jim Hoopes, The Bee, Marty Tropp, Lisa DiCarlo-Devine

WEF President Janet Larson receives a check from Wellesley College.

Obviously the Tenacre Country Day School spelling team knows how to get into the spirit.

When asked how to spell "Rena" (as in Rena Mirkin the Principal of WHS), these High School students didn't hesitate.

Sprague PTO wins the "PTO round" (as it did 2 years earlier).

Here are pictures from the 2003 bee.

Winning WEF's 14th annual Spelling Bee in November 2003 was the Wellesley Booksmith team. From left to right are Jess Morrison, The Bee, Lee Van Kirk, Susan Taylor

Master of Ceremonies Mike Dowling.

Les Femmes Legales

Duke Alumni team (note the sweatshirts)

One of the Wellesley High School teams

Tenacre School team

Here are pictures from the 2002 bee.

Winning WEF's 13th annual Spelling Bee in November 2002 was the Coldwell Banker Central Street Office team. From left to right are Cynthia Ballantyne (Bee Cochair), Sharon Grant, Beverly Rubin, Doris Roberts, Barbara Bloom (Bee Cochair), Emily Francis (the Bee)

The Hardy team (with an easy word to spell).

The fans of the Sprague PTO team which beat out all the other PTOs.

Below are pictures from the 2001 bee.

Winning WEF's 12th annual Spelling Bee in November 2001 was the Century 21 Westward Homes team. Two members are shown with MC Mike Dowling at left.

The 2000 Bee raised about $27,000. Below are pictures from the 2000 bee.

Master of Ceremonies Mike Dowling.

Winning WEF's 11th annual Spelling Bee in November 2000 was the Harvard/Radcliffe team, including, from left, Lisa Muto, Jim Barr, and Jonathan Stein.