2024 Arkansas State Spelling Bee Champion, Ryan Fan (Washington County), Second Place finisher Zeeshawn Anower (Sebastian County) and Third Place finisher Deksh Singh (White County)

2024 Arkansas State Spelling Bee Champion Named

Little Rock, Ark. — March 9, 2024Ryan Fan of Washington County is the winner of the 2024 Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas State Spelling Bee. The McNair Middle School student is the son of Chenguang Fan.

Fan competed with 56 other students from across Arkansas at the event that was held on Saturday, March 9 at the Arkansas 4-H Center in Little Rock.

In second place was Zeeshawn Anower of Sebastian County. In third place was Daksh Singh of White County. 

Over 85,000 students from 426 schools in 56 counties across Arkansas participated in local and county contests that led up to the State Spelling Bee. Fan, the Arkansas winner, will proceed to The Scripps National Spelling Bee, the nation’s largest and longest-running educational program.

The purpose of the Scripps National Spelling Bee is to help students improve their spelling, increase their vocabulary, learn concepts and develop correct English usage that will help them throughout their lives

To view additional photos from the bee, CLICK HERE.


Arkansas State Spelling Bee Contact Information

Questions specific to the Arkansas State Spelling Bee should be emailed to arspellingbee@gmail.com

Questions concerning the Scripps National Spelling Bee are accepted at https://spellingbee.com/contact.

Media/Press Contact Information

Media inquiries for the Arkansas State Spelling Bee should be directed to Rob Roedel, Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, 501.570.2296 or rob.roedel@aecc.com.