Can I have a definition? See who's competing in the Canton Repository spelling bee
This year's national bee is a special one, with the event is marking its 100th year.
Students in Carroll, Holmes, Stark and Tuscarawas counties who won their school spelling bees have qualified to compete in the Canton Repository's 79th Regional Final Spelling Bee, which will begin at 1:30 p.m. at Kent State University at Stark's Conference Center, 6000 Frank Ave. NW.
The winner will receive a trip to the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland, which is outside Washington, D.C. The competition will run during Memorial Day week, with spellers on stage from May 27-29.
Saturday's spelling bee is free to attend and open to the public.
Logan Cox of Claymont Junior High in Tuscarawas County won the regional bee last year. His winning word in the eighth round was "pendulous."
Students scheduled to compete in Saturday's spelling bee, listed with their school name, are:
Alexandra Arbogast, 10, of Louisville Elementary School
Xander Bates, 12, of Newcomerstown Middle School
Andrew Bell, 10, of Lexington Elementary School
Blaze Blacketer, 14, of Oakwood Middle School
Colton Brewer, 13, of Fairless Middle School
Ryan Bruno, 10, of Dover Avenue Elementary School
Naomi Burrows, 11, of Massillon Christian School
Abby Casseday, 13, of Sandy Valley Middle School
Riley Castellucci, 10, of Washington Elementary School
Rennick Darrah, 14, of Lake Middle/High School, age 14
Cora DiPietro, 11, of Marlboro Elementary School
Camila Dodson, 11, of Immaculate Conception School (Dennison)
Landyn Dreher, 12, of Strasburg Middle/High School
Carson Fisher, 12, of Tuscarawas Central Catholic Elementary School
Silas Fritz, 11, of West Holmes Middle School (Millersburg)
Cambree Garver, 11, of Killbuck Elementary School
Levi Hibbs, 12, of Lake Elementary School
Kylie Jackson, 11, of Central Elementary School (New Philadelphia)
Dawson Kerestes, 11, of Saints Philip & James School
Gavin Maurer, 14, of Louisville Middle School
Matthew McMullin, 13, of Tuscarawas Valley Middle School
Dominic Minocchi, 13, of St. Mary School (Massillon)
Stella Noe, 12, of St. Paul School (North Canton)
Haven O'Kelley-Hensley, 11, of Carrollton Middle/High School
Everett Pancoast, 14, of Minerva Middle School
Shriraman Prabhakaran, 13, of Jackson Memorial Middle School
Jaxon Rippel, 12, of Glenwood Intermediate School
Clark Robidoux, 11, of Carrollton Elementary School
Kaylee Robinson, 14, of Claymont Middle School (Uhrichsville)
Tommy Schervish, 12, of St. Michael School (Plain Township)
Elyjah Smithberger, 13, of St. Joan of Arc School
Christopher Soliday, 14, of Alliance Middle School
Savannah Stein, 12, of Canton Country Day School
Arianna Tello, 11, of North Canton Middle School
Jaxon Williams, 14, of Dover Middle School
This article originally appeared on The Repository: 35 spellers to compete Saturday in Repository bee
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