Berrien RESA is getting ready to welcome the 2023 Cloverleaf Spelling Competition to the Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College this month. It says the competition is open to Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren counties public and parochial school districts’ top three school spellers. The spellers earned their rankings in their school spelling contests earlier this school year. Students will compete for numerous cash prizes with the top prize being paid admission to the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee held in Washington, D.C. in the spring.
The spelling bee will start at 8:30and continue until there’s a winner.
The event is sponsored by Berrien RESA, the Herald Palladium, AEP Cook Nuclear Power Plant and Lake Michigan College. Co-sponsors include Honor Credit Union, Pizza Hut of Michigan, the Sugarman Family, Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster and Hexco Academic.
Participating schools include:
Berrien County:
Berrien Springs Middle School
Brown Elementary School
Christ Lutheran School
E. P. Clarke Elementary School
Lakeshore Middle School
Lincoln Elementary School
St. Joseph Public Schools
New Buffalo Middle School
Ring Lardner Middle School
River Valley Middle School
Trinity Lutheran School
Upton Middle School
Cass County:
Dowagiac Middle School
Van Buren County:
Bangor Middle School
Lawton Middle School
