Denver Public Schools will send 26 spellers to the Colorado State Spelling Bee tomorrow (Saturday, March 16) at the Colorado Convention Center.

The morning portion of the written test is closed, but the afternoon session, beginning at 1 p.m., is free and open to the public.

The winner of the bee receives an all-expense paid trip to represent Colorado at the 75th Annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. beginning May 26.

The Bee is sponsored by the Rocky Mountain News.

Entrants from Denver Public Schools include:

Kara Miller – Hamilton – 7th grade
Leah Wolberg – Denver School of the Arts – 8th grade
Kelsey Scribner – Denver School of the Arts – 8th grade
Claire Clancy – Denver School of the Arts – 7th grade
Brett Shea – Morey – 8th grade
Jessica Pruitt – Denver School of the Arts – 8th grade
Kamilah Jones – Smiley – 8th grade
Sean Work – Merrill – 7th grade
Cara Feldkamp – Denver School of the Arts – 7th grade
Doug DeMuro – Place – 8th grade
Jesse Wall – Smiley – 8th grade
Ryan Lucchese – Merrill – 8th grade
Ella Peterson – Place – 6th grade
Maddie Wolberg – Southmoor – 5th grade
Nathan Wilkerson – Smiley – 7th grade
TeaJae Goltz – Kunsmiller – 8th grade
Sarah McNaughton – Smiley – 7th grade
Taylor Webster – Southmoor – 5th grade
Jenny Wilson – Denver School of the Arts – 8th grade
Jessica Johnson – Smiley – 8th grade
Andres Arroyo – Hill – 7th grade
Lissa Brandl – Smiley – 7th grade
Emily Lane – Morey – 6th grade
Bryan Nickerson – Merrill – 8th grade
Sam Nogami – Place – 8th grade
Veronica Vargas – Grant – 8th grade