This is the time of year when school districts hold competitions to identify the best spellers in grade schools.
Scottsdale Unified goes one better than most: It not only holds the annual spelling bee that could launch a student into national competition, but also holds a Spanish spelling bee as well.
In the traditional bee, Camden Hernandez, a seventh grader at Desert Canyon Middle School, outlasted a field of 23 competitors to claim the 2026 SUSD Spelling Bee Championship…