At the back porch of her family’s home in Irwin, North Carolina, Laila Rechel puts on a suit and prepares to check out what’s going on in the backyard. A quick check on her hive, then she’s back to studying with this budding beekeeper. All set for this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee. When she asked whether the spelling bee or beekeeping came first, she replied, “I think the spelling bee came first.” “I got a bee a few years ago and it’s been doing well ever since.” Of her study methods, she says, “I have a word list and I like to read it while sitting on the couch or bed.” Lyra said. She “or sometimes gets on the porch swing and looks up her dictionary online.” rice field. “It’s crazy. I had no idea!” Lila said. She laughed when I asked her what her words were that still haunt her. “It’s the word ‘ice’.” Yes! “I think it’s usually spelled ‘icey,'” she said. It’s just “ice”. “See more: The book tells the story of a girl who broke through the color barrier of Spelling Bee in 1936. Nearly 1,800 miles away, in Fort Defiance, Arizona, Tazba Spurhan tells the story of a journey to bees. “I’m going. I’m just grateful for that,” she said. Tazba lives in the Navajo Nation and she understands the importance of competing in the national tournament, she said. “The Navajo Nation doesn’t have a lot of representation,” and I’m proud to be the one to represent it,” she said. Tazba said she already knew exactly what she was going to wear when she went on stage for The Bees. Traditional Navajo clothing. ‘Dress up,’ it’s not like wearing a dress, you’re wearing Navajo clothing,” she said. “So I think this is something I knew all along that I was going to do.” Cory Loeffler, new director of The Bee, understands exactly what all spellers are going through. I’m here. A former bee contestant herself, “this was really the best week of the year for me when I was a speller,” she said. “It was a lot of fun.” SEE MORE: Here’s how to watch the 95th Annual Scripps National Spelling Mr. Bierofler said that not just what happens on stage, but that every Spelling family who attends will be able to experience this experience. I hope you enjoy and make new friends. “I focus on building fun, memorable, exciting and connecting experiences for children,” she said. That’s what spellers look forward to, too. “I’m so excited!” Lila said. A special coverage of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Semifinals will be available to stream on Wednesday, May 31 at 8:00 PM EDT on the Ion and Bounce channels, as well as on Bee’s website. Tune in to the same channel for live. The finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee will take place on Thursday, June 1 at 8:00 pm EDT. Scripps News is a subsidiary of EW Scripps Company, which also operates Bee on a non-profit basis.