This month, students from across the district participated in school-level spelling bees. Winners of the school bees will participate in the North Jersey Semi-Final Spelling Bee, held on March 10 and 11, in the Shea Center for Performing Arts, at William Paterson University in Wayne. The top ten winners will proceed to the finals. The winner of the North Jersey Spelling Bee receives a week-long, expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., as the North Jersey entry in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The champion also receives an engraved plaque, a personal computer system and a $1000 college scholarship.