For the region’s top young spellers, it’s study time.

School district-level spelling bee winners from throughout the region will be getting ready to compete in the 12th annual North Idaho Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 18, at North Idaho College.

The winner of the regional bee will receive an all expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the end of May.

“A total of 47 schools are involved in this year’s spelling bee from 10 districts across North Idaho, including home school associations and private schools,” said North Idaho Regional Spelling Bee coordinator Mindy Patterson. “Congratulations to those who qualified for the regional bee this year. It’s an amazing accomplishment.”

The spellers will compete against each other, regardless of grade level, beginning at 9 a.m. in Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center on NIC’s main campus on March 18. Registration for participants will begin at 8:30 a.m.

The event is sponsored by the Coeur d’Alene Press and hosted by NIC.

Spellers qualified to compete in the North Idaho Regional Spelling Bee:

Boundary County School District 101

Rylie Kimball, Fourth Grade, Valley View Elementary School

Ana Chase, Fifth Grade, Mt. Hall Elementary School

Tyler Stockdale, Sixth Grade, Boundary County Middle School

Camille Ussher, Seventh Grade, Boundary County Middle School

Regina Claphan, Eighth Grade, Boundary County Middle School

Charter schools

Sienna Wilke Hepworth, Sixth Grade, Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy

Andrew Mangini, Seventh Grade, Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy

Maria Aguiar, Eighth Grade, Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy

Coeur d’Alene School District 271

Isaac Hines, Fourth Grade, Skyway Elementary School

Sebastian Baker, Fifth Grade, Dalton Elementary School

Riley Peite, Sixth Grade, Woodland Middle School

Elisabeth Edmonds, Seventh Grade, Lakes Magnet Middle School

Hayden Levy, Eighth Grade, Canfield Middle School

Home schools

Faith Osborn, Fourth Grade, NIHEA Home Schooler

Joseph Moran, Fifth Grade, NIHEA Home Schooler

Abby McEwan, Sixth Grade, INCH Home Schooler

Chase Tedder, Seventh Grade, NIHEA Home Schooler

Joshua Bobbitt, Eighth Grade, INCH Home Schooler

Kellogg School District 391

Allie Krug, Fourth Grade, Pinehurst Elementary School

Zoe Brooks, Fifth Grade, Pinehurst Elementary School

Serenity Delgado, Sixth Grade, Kellogg Middle School

Marcus Pugh, Seventh Grade, Kellogg Middle School

Jaxon Card, Eighth Grade, Kellogg Middle School

Kootenai School District 274

Travis Usdrowski, Fourth Grade, Harrison Elementary School

Liam Gentry, Fifth Grade, Harrison Elementary School

Alaina Hebert, Sixth Grade, Kootenai Jr./Sr. High School

Matthew Rodgers, Seventh Grade, Kootenai Jr./Sr. High School

Devin Goodson, Eighth Grade, Kootenai Jr./Sr. High School

Lake Pend Oreille School District 84

Fisher Dail, Fourth Grade, Farmin Stidwell Elementary School

Aurora Miller, Fifth Grade, Northside Elementary School

Kirby Abad, Sixth Grade, Northside Elementary School

Ky Blaser, Seventh Grade, Sandpoint Middle School

Jaycee Forell, Eight Grade, Sandpoint Middle School

Lakeland School District 272

Stryker Vestal, Fourth Grade, John Brown Elementary School

Trevor Davis, Fifth Grade, Garwood Elementary School

JJ Vrooman, Sixth Grade, Betty Kiefer Elementary School

Fifer Bernhardt, Seventh Grade, Timberlake Junior High School

Calvin Schenkenberger, Eighth Grade, Lakeland Junior High School

Private schools

Evelyn Sutton, Fourth Grade, LAM Christian Academy

Grace Priest, Fifth Grade, North Idaho Christian School

Connor Erickson, Sixth Grade, House of the Lord Christian Academy

Kylen Claridge, Seventh Grade, North Idaho Christian School

Andrea Harris, Eighth Grade, House of the Lord Christian Academy

Wallace School District 393

Gabe Anderson, Fourth Grade, Silver Hills Elementary School

Brad Stutzke, Fifth Grade, Silver Hills Elementary School

Payton Stuart, Sixth Grade, Silver Hills Elementary School

Anthony Helseth, Seventh Grade, Wallace Jr./Sr. High School