So he dug deep into his imagination and wrote a story about a humanoid bee named Drippey, who lived on planet Honeymoon. “When I thought about gardens, I thought about flowers, ...

But Oliver’s story focused on a humanoid bee named Drippey, living on the planet Honeymoon, who planted his own garden. “Well, when I thought about gardens, I thought about flowers.

Contestants in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee from Orange and Los Angeles counties are Sydney Tran, 13, from El Rancho Charter School in Anaheim; Kamya Balaji, 12, from Notre Dame Academy ...