If you are still in school, discuss registering for the Scripps National Spelling Bee with your teachers at school and ask them to petition the school board to enroll your school district with the Scripps program. To qualify for the competition, each contestant's school must register.
Register for the Scripps National Spelling Bee through their website. The cut-off date for registration for the next year's national spelling bee is approximately October 15 of the previous year. If you miss the deadline, you will have to wait until the next year to compete. Registration cost $99 as of October 15, 2010, and included study materials and other materials related to the competition and your local spelling bee programs.
If you will be at least 50 by the age of the competition, register with AARP. Once registered, you need to make reservations for your accommodations during the spelling bee in Cheyenne, Wyo. The AARP spelling bee has been held in Cheyenne since its beginning in 1996. Spellers compete in the AARP National Spelling Bee around the middle of June each year. Registration is possible either online or in Cheyenne before the competition. You will find a link to the registration page on the AARP home page.