Calico Rock senior Beta Club/Beta members participate in state competition
CALICO ROCK, Ark. – National Beta members from Calico Rock High School are celebrating their recent participation in Arkansas Senior Beta Virtual State Convention.
Keeley Pool and Shelby Walters were winners in the color photography and agri-science categories, respectively.
Typically, National Beta State conventions bring together students from across the state to compete in a variety of competitions ranging from academic and STEM-based to visual and performing arts. While the state convention, originally planned to be held in Hot Springs, was canceled for in-person competitions due to health and safety concerns stemming from the COVID-19, members worked hard while taking online tests and preparing competition submissions for their virtual convention.
Their victories at the state level provide the opportunity to compete at the national level. National Convention will be held at the Swan and Dolphin Resort at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, during summer 2021.
With more than 500,000 active members and 8,750 clubs nationally and internationally, National Beta has become the nation’s largest independent, non-profit, educational youth organization. National Beta promotes the ideas of academic achievement, character, service and leadership among elementary and secondary school students. National Junior Beta includes grades four-eight and National Senior Beta includes grades nine-12. Visit betaclub.org for more information.