GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -The Star Theatre is opening its newest play, ‘Akeelah and the Bee’, encouraging young minds to read and reach for the stars. While many schools across the country no longer administer spelling tests and have eliminated explicit spelling instruction from their curricula, The Star Theatre in Gainesville is helping to highlight the importance of spelling and reading their adaptation of ‘Akeelah and the Bee’. You can find tickets here.

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