The Annual Spelling Bee contest in Spanish was held on Saturday, February 23 at the University of the Incarnate Word. This contest is organized by Univision Television Channel, University of the Incarnate World and the San Antonio Express-News. More than 100 students participated from Bexar and surrounding counties.

The TMI representatives who competed were:
In the category of Native students : Maria Zurita
In the category of non- native students: Diego Roman

Both students won the spelling bee at TMI to be chosen to compete at the competition on the 23rd; both finished among the 10 best students.