Contact Spelling Bee

The 2023 Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee includes five counties: Allegan, Barry, Kent, Newaygo, and Ottawa. Each County Coordinator supports its schools which are participating in the Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee, disseminates materials provided by Kent ISD, and some also have long-standing county traditions. Each county has a Coordinator who arranges for the Regional Bee(s) in that county. Counties with multiple Regional Bees will identify multiple schools to host regional Bees. Contact your County Coordinator with any questions.

County Coordinators:

Allegan County (1 Qualifying Bee)

Christy McEvoy - Otsego Schools
cmcevoy@otsegops.org

Laura Moes - Moline Christian School
Laura.Moes@molinechrsch.org

Kent (8-10 Qualifying Bees)

Mary Nell Baldwin - Kent ISD
marynellbaldwin@kentisd.org

Madeline Burns - Kent ISD
madelineburns@kentisd.org

Newaygo County RESA (1 Qualifying Bee)

Brenda Burt - Newaygo RESA
bburt@ncresa.org

Barry County ISD (1 Qualifying Bee)

Richard Franklin, Superintendent, Barry ISD
rfranklin@barryisd.org

Ottawa County(3-4 Qualifying Bees)

Lynn Potter - Ottawa Area ISD
lpotter@oaisd.org