Vermont students head to Middlebury College for state spelling bee

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BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont elementary and middle schoolers will have their spelling skills under scrutiny at the Vermont State Spelling Bee.

The spelling bee will begin at 3 p.m. at Middlebury College on Thursday.

27 schools are sending three finalists each from grades one through 8, and the winner will head to the Scripps National Bee in Washington D.C.

WCAX is sponsoring the event and you can watch it on our livestream starting at 3 pm..