t's time for Missouri's senior word lovers to register for the A-A-R-P National Spelling Bee, scheduled for June 18th in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It’s the 16th year A-A-R-P Wyoming has hosted the event, and the group’s Tim Summers says the idea grew out of a brainstorming session to come up with fun ways to inspire older folks to keep on learning.
Summers says some spellers focus on the social aspects of the bee, including meeting like-minded people from around the country. Others take studying very seriously by reading the entire dictionary. It’s all good for mental health, according to Summers.
The bee is open to anyone age 50 and over, including previous winners. Words will come from Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. Spelling word lists, study resources and registration are all available online from A-A-R-P (AARP.org/spellingbee).
Summers says some spellers focus on the social aspects of the bee, including meeting like-minded people from around the country. Others take studying very seriously by reading the entire dictionary. It’s all good for mental health, according to Summers.
The bee is open to anyone age 50 and over, including previous winners. Words will come from Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. Spelling word lists, study resources and registration are all available online from A-A-R-P (AARP.org/spellingbee).
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