The 2024 CBS Lake Charles Regional Spelling Bee Winner Chats About Experience at National Bee Week
Jan 08, 2025 03:05PM ● By Kelsey Swire
The 2025 Regional Spelling Bee is February 22, 2025, at Southlake Theater in Lake Charles. Schools from the 5 parishes that make up Southwest Louisiana are invited to compete in this local steppingstone to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The regional spelling bee winner will go on to compete on the national stage in the Washington, D.C. area for the Scripps National Spelling Bee's 100th Anniversary in May 2025.
This will be the third year for CBS Lake Charles to be the exclusive regional partner for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. In 2024, Paranika Ethakota became the newest Regional Spelling Bee Champion. She was just 9 years old and in the third grade at T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School. CBS Lake Charles flew Paranika and her family to the Washington, D.C. are where they experienced Bee Week and the national spelling bee competition. Our regional champ competed against students from all over the country until the 4th round, the Quarterfinals. Hear all about it from Paranika herself in the interview below!
School registration for the 2025 CBS Lake Charles Regional Spelling Bee ends January 31, 2025. To learn more or register your school, visit: Enrollment | Scripps National Spelling Bee
This will be the third year for CBS Lake Charles to be the exclusive regional partner for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. In 2024, Paranika Ethakota became the newest Regional Spelling Bee Champion. She was just 9 years old and in the third grade at T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School. CBS Lake Charles flew Paranika and her family to the Washington, D.C. are where they experienced Bee Week and the national spelling bee competition. Our regional champ competed against students from all over the country until the 4th round, the Quarterfinals. Hear all about it from Paranika herself in the interview below!
School registration for the 2025 CBS Lake Charles Regional Spelling Bee ends January 31, 2025. To learn more or register your school, visit: Enrollment | Scripps National Spelling Bee