Thank you to all of the attendees of IPEI’s 28th Annual Adult Team Spelling Bee! The team hives were buzzing, the puns were flowing, and the laughter was abundant. This year’s bee raised $9,500 for IPEI grants for teachers, schools, and students.

2026 Queen Bee Champions:
N.O. I.C.E. (Taitem Engineering)

2026 Silver Bee Champions:
The Royal Jelly Spellers

2026 Bronze Bees:
Danbee Rezzilience

All photos from the event provided by Sheryl Sinkow Photography

Shout out to the 2026 Spelling Bee Sponsors!
Cayuga Health, Cornell University, Tompkins Community Bank, Wegmans, and Beginnings Credit Union.

Thank you to the 2026 Spelling Bee Word Sponsors!
Armstrong School of Dance, Autumn Leaves, Ilegbusi, Press Bay (Urban Core), South Hill Business Campus, Teacher-On-The-Go Consulting Group, LLC, and Westhill Educare. 

Door prize and honey donations generously provided by: 
Bright Raven Farm & Apiary, Buffalo Street Books, Cat's Pajamas, Cornell Dyce Lab, Gil's Honey, Gimme Coffee, Franco's Pizzeria, Liquid State, Moosewood, Museum of the Earth, Odyssey Book Store, the Sciencenter, and Waid's Honey.

We’re abuzz for our 2026 Bee Keepers!
Alina Kim, Bob Proehl, Joey Steinhagen, Lesley Greene, and Lisa Swayze