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Contact: Paul Burns (502) 574-1683 [Office] 


Louisville Free Public Library again partners with Scripps 
National Spelling Bee to host regional competition 

Louisville, Ky. (February 18, 2025) – 
The Louisville Regional Spelling Bee—the Fleur de Bee—is 
a few weeks away and 
the “buzz” is 
growing. On 
Saturday, March 
8, eighteen 
finalists from 

elementary and middle schools in the 28-county region will converge on the Main Library to 
compete for a spot at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. in May. 

This is the second year the Louisville Free Public Library (LFPL) has partnered with Scripps 
National Spelling Bee to be a regional host. The competition will begin at 10 a.m. in the 
auditorium of the Main Library (301 York Street). 
Participating 
schools 
in 
this year’s Regional 
Bee include: Anchorage Public School; Fern Creek Elementary School; Holy Family Catholic 
School (New Albany, IN); Holy Trinity Parish School; Immaculata Classical Academy; Johnson 
Traditional Middle School; Kenwood Station Elementary School (Crestwood, KY); Lowe 
Elementary School; Meyzeek Middle School; Montessori School Of Louisville; Our Savior 
Lutheran School; Pope John XXIII School (Madison, IN); Radcliff Elementary School (Radcliff, KY); 
Sacred Heart Model School; Saint Anthony Catholic School (Clarksville, IN); Shreve Academy; 
South Oldham Middle School; Zachary Taylor Elementary School. 

“I am so appreciative 
of the work 
our library system is doing every day 
to 
support 
early learning 

in our city. By sponsoring the Louisville Regional Spelling Bee, our Louisville Free Public Library 
is providing a platform for these amazing young people to compete, in front of family, friends, 
and their peers, for a chance to represent our region in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. What 
a memorable experience, which we hope they will always remember every time they visit the 

library,” said 
Mayor Craig Greenberg. 



Celebrating its 100th year, the Scripps National 
Spelling Bee 
is the 
nation’s 
largest 
and 
longest-
running educational program, reaching millions of students across the country. The winner of 
the very first National Spelling Bee in 1925, sponsored by the Courier-Journal, was from 
Louisville. By inspiring the exploration of words, the Bee encourages lifelong curiosity, 
celebrates academic achievement, and enriches communities. 

“The 
Scripps 
Spelling Bee 
is a fantastic 
complement 
to 
the Library’s ongoing work 
to 
develop 
kids’ reading skills,” said 
Library Director 
Lee 
Burchfield. “I’m so appreciative that 
the Library 
Foundation 
leadership 
has once again 
stepped 
up 
to sponsor 
this year’s 
Fleur de Bee.” 


LFPL’s regional sponsorship 
is 
made possible 
through 
the 
generous support 
of 
the 
Library 
Foundation. Look for more spelling bee information and updates on the Library’s website – 
LFPL.org – 
and on social media in the coming weeks.