How to Hold a Local Round
Below you will find presentations that help you understand how to hold a Local Round. The How-To presentation explain all of the details about Local Rounds. The Reporting presentation helps you report your Local Round information to NESC to get invitations to the Regional Round and Certificates.
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Local Round Forms
Regional Qualification Forms are Due by Monday, February 5.
Regional Qualification FormThe Regional Qualification Form is completed online. You must provide information about your competition and your top 5 winners in both Senior and Junior NESC.
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Certificate & Scoring FormThe Certificate & Score Form must be completed for your students, teachers and school to receive certificates. This is then sent to [email protected] for reporting.
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Student Answer Form
The Student Answer form is for students to complete the written test. If you can't print this form, use notebook paper and follow the directions provided in the teacher training.
Local Round Competition Word List
The links below are for the Local Round words for the day of your test. These are the words students must spell for Junior NESC and Senior NESC. It includes tie-breaker words. If you are a teacher, you can access these words using the password provided in the email that was sent to your school.
NESC Spells Success Blog
To help teachers prepare students for competition, we have created a blog where lesson plans and tips, tricks and rules for spelling, will be posted! You can use this resource to learn about spelling and how to teach it, as well as to use the resources provided to hold lessons or even start a spelling club.
Remember, teachers who prepare students for competition or hold an annual club can earn credit points!
Remember, teachers who prepare students for competition or hold an annual club can earn credit points!
Dictionary Tools
Students and teachers can use online dictionaries to help them with word pronunciation, spelling and definitions.
Use one of the 3 dictionaries below to help you understand what words mean, and how to say them correctly!
Use one of the 3 dictionaries below to help you understand what words mean, and how to say them correctly!