​Palm Beach County Youth Services hosted its sixth annual Super Summer Spelling Bee on July 14. This year, the competition was held virtually with over 150 campers from 27 Summer Camp Scholarship Program sites participating.

Using Kahoot!, a virtual learning-based platform, campers’ spelling skills were tested through identifying the correct spelling of a spoken word, filling in the blanks, listening and typing the correct spelling of a word, and selecting the correct word in a sentence. The spelling bee provides academic activities to encourage the spirit of learning while preventing summer slide.

“Using a virtual platform, we embraced the need for safety and social distancing while highlighting our children’s resilience and capacity to learn and grow over the summer months,” said Geeta Loach-Jacobson, director of the Outreach and Community Programming Division. “This Super Summer Spelling Bee is a product of the dedication, community engagement and partnership of our parents, camp staff and funders. I am extremely proud of the work that we continue to do for and with the children of Palm Beach County.”

Participating agencies include the County Attorney’s Office, Community Services, the Public Defender’s Office, The Palm Beach Post, Prime Time Palm Beach County, Friends of Youth Services and Palm Beach County, Inc., the city of West Palm Beach, and Florida Power & Light.

Spelling Bee Winners