OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- The 284 kids competing in this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee got their first opportunity to approach the microphone on Wednesday -- and to hear the dreaded bell that signals an incorrect spelling.
By Ben Nuckols, Associated Press, San Jose Mercury News
Wed, 05/25/2016 - 8:19pm
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- The 284 kids competing in this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee got their first opportunity to approach the microphone on Wednesday -- and to hear the dreaded bell that signals an incorrect spelling.