2025-2026 ARIZONA SPELLING BEE TIMELINES & DEADLINES
Registration Deadlines
- Scripps Registration Opens at www.spellingbee.com – August 19, 2025
- School Registration Deadline – December 31, 2025
Competition Deadlines
- School Spelling Bee Competition Deadline – January 7, 2026
- District Spelling Bee Deadline – January 29, 2026
- County & Regional Spelling Bee Deadline – February 15, 2026
ARIZONA COUNTY & REGIONAL SPELLING BEE COORDINATORS DIRECTORY
Maricopa County is divided into six regions according to public school district boundaries. Charter, private, and home-schools should use their physical address to find their region based on what public school boundary they reside within. Search this resource with your school address to help you determine which district boundary your school is within.
MARICOPA COUNTY ONLY:
Due to population, Maricopa County is divided into six regions, with each region containing several districts. Each year, in the interest of fairness, districts take turns hosting the regional qualifier for their group of districts. The regional qualifier determines which students from that Maricopa County region will advance to the Arizona Spelling Bee State Finals. AEF notifies each district when it is their turn to host.
AEF hopes that when it is a district’s turn to host, they will keep in mind how other districts have hosted their spellers in the past. In the event a district refuses to host a regional qualifier when it is their turn, they will disqualify their district from advancing to a regional qualifier.
Apache – All Apache
Tobie Overson; toverson@apachecountyschools.net; (928)337-7544
Cochise County – All Cochise
Cynthia Meyers; cmeyers@cochise.az.gov; office: 520-803-3382; cell: 520-732-0121
Coconino County – All Coconino
Stacy Fobar; sfobar@coconino.az.gov; (928) 679-8070
Gila County – All Gila
Vanessa Barajas; vbarajas@gilacountyaz.gov; (928) 961-2417
Graham County – All Graham
Janessa Durr; jdurr@graham.az.gov
Greenlee County – All Greenlee
Angelica Campos; acampos@greenlee.az.gov; (928) 865-2822
La Paz County – All La Paz
Ariana Flores; aflores@lapazcountyaz.org; (928) 669-6183
Maricopa Region 1 – Kyrene, Mesa, Tempe
Jessica Vezey; jlvezey@mpsaz.org
Sasha Litzenberger; sdlitzenberger@mpsaz.org; 480-472-7217
Maricopa Region 2 – Cave Creek, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Deer Valley
Meghan Linch; mlinch@ccusd93.net; 480-575-2075; 480-734-6861
Maricopa Region 3 – Alhambra, Balz, Cartwright, Creighton, Isaac, Laveen, Madison, Murphy, Osborn, Phoenix Elementary, Riverside, Roosevelt, Wilson
Laura Webb; lwebb@madisoned.org; (602) 664-7925
Maricopa Region 4 – Aguila, Glendale, Morristown, Peoria, Washington, Wickenburg
Rebecca Moehring; rmoehring@gesd40.org; 623-237-7234
Maricopa Region 5 – Arlington, Avondale, Buckeye, Dysart, Fowler, Gila Bend, Liberty, Litchfield, Littleton, Mobile, Nadaburg, Paloma, Palo Verde, Pendergast, Ruth, Fisher/ Saddle Mountain, Sentinel, Tolleson, Union
Rosaura Martinez; martinez.rosaura@littletonaz.org; (602) 526-0351
Maricopa Region 6 – Chandler, Gilbert, Higley, Queen Creek
Autumn Sample; sample.autumn@cusd80.com; 480-812-7612
Mohave County – All Mohave
Kate McNalley; mcnalk@mohave.gov
Navajo County – All Navajo
Margarita Mike; margarita.mike@navajocountyaz.gov
Pima County – All Pima
Marianne Landrith; marianne.landrith@pima.gov; 520-724-8995
Pinal County – All Pinal
Rachelle Adey; radey@pinalesa.org
Santa Cruz County – All Santa Cruz
Julie Ulrich; julrich@nusd.k12.az.us
Yavapai County – All Yavapai
Jenn Nelson; jenn.nelson@yavapaiaz.gov; 928-442-5138; 928-771-3326
Yuma County – All Yuma
Elizabeth Valenzuela; evalenzuela@apscc.org; 928-373-1190