Several elementary campuses in Victoria ISD will continue to hold a campus-wide spelling bee. However, this year additional COVID-19 mitigation measures will be in place.

The guidelines in place for VISD campuses include:

• Parents/Guests will not be allowed to observe;
• Judges and pronouncers must be VISD staff;
• Judges and the pronouncer all need to be at least six feet apart and facing the same direction;
• Student competitors will wear a mask and may remove the mask during their turn to spell;
• Student competitors must maintain six feet social distancing and face the same direction while waiting their turn;
• If a microphone is utilized, a staff member will disinfect the microphone after each use;
• A seating/standing chart for all students and judges will be created in the event contact tracing has to be done.

Eleven of VISD’s 14 elementary schools have scheduled a spelling bee. The campus spelling bees are held in December and January, ahead of the Victoria County Spelling Bee on February 4, 2021.