DIXON – The Lee-Ogle-Whiteside Regional Spelling Bee will be Thursday, Feb. 20, at Dixon High School.

Sponsors are the First National Bank in Amboy, Country Financial, Sauk Valley Media and the Lee-Ogle-Whiteside Regional Office of Education.

A total of 32 elementary and middle school students in fifth through eighth grades in Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties will compete for the regional championship. The winner receives an all-expenses-paid trip to National Harbor, Maryland, to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the end of May.

Prizes include a Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, a Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Amazon.com gift cards, a 2025 U.S. Mint Proof Set, an Encyclopedia Britannica online subscription and medals.