Reaching Heights Spelling Bee Tonight At Heights High

This is the featured in the series, Countdown to the Spelling Bee: Can You Spell This Word? 

The 21st Annual is tonight.

Each day leading up to the event, which begins at 7 p.m. in the auditorium, Cleveland Heights Patch has featured a video of Director and reading one word selected by Reaching Heights. Some words are from , and others will be read at tonight's event.

Play the video above for the final word before tonight's bee and try to spell it correctly below!

The first person to correctly spell the word in the comments section below will receive five free raffle tickets for a chance to win one of many prizes at the spelling bee, which are listed below:

• Kindle Touch
• Bucket of Fun from
• Lookin' Good Package featuring gift cards from and
• Eatin' Well Package featuring gift cards from , , , , and 

To give it shot, make sure you're logged in or have signed up as a Patch user (look for the links in the top right hand corner of the homepage). Please provide your first and last name, as required by our terms of use. Then, post your comment below.

Congratulations to John Pierce, who spelled the word from correctly. Play the second video above to hear the definition and the correct spelling.

Admission to the bee is free. Raffle tickets are $1 each and $5 for 6. Teams contribute $500 to the organization to participate, and proceeds help pay for academic and music support programs for the public schools in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights .

The organization has pulled in more than $262,000 from this event for the past 20 years. To make a donation, click here.