90 Years in 90 Days: Reaching Heights Adult Community Spelling Bee

Cleveland Heights officially became a city in 1921. Cleveland Heights Patch is by compiling 90 photos to create an album of the city's past and present. We'll run the feature for 90 days, one photo at a time.

For the past 20 years, Reaching Heights has hosted the . Teams of three sport , but don't let the Cat in the Hat outfits and bee uniforms fool you. The competition is tough. Spellers must tackle words like zeugma and bouquiniste, and it takes hours to complete the bee.

Twenty-five teams competed in the 20th annual Reaching Heights Adult Community Spelling Bee on Feb. 22 at . OOPSALA (Orchestral Orthographers Publicly Support Annoyingly Lengthy Acronyms) was champion of that bee.