BETA CONVETION November 19-21, 2017 “BETA ON MY MIND”

ACADEMICS COMPETIONS ONE HOUR MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST WE HAVE HAD STUDENTS GO TO THE NATIONAL COMPETITION 2 YEARS IN A ROW FOR MATH!!!!! ONE CONTESTANT PER SUBJECT LANGUAGE ARTS MATH SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES SPEECH

ADVERTISING DESIGN TEAM OF 2 TO 4 STUDENTS ONE HOUR CHALLENGE USE LETTERS, CREATE LOGOS, AND/OR SYMBOLS TO CREATE A VISUAL MESSAGE ABOUT A PROMPT GIVEN AT CONVENTION STUDENTS WILL WRITE A BRIEF EXPLANATION TO COMMUNICATE THEIR ELEMENTS OF DESIGN AND INCORPORATION OF BETA CONCEPTS THIS IS A NEW COMPETITION THIS YEAR

VISUAL ARTS COMPETITION THE SCHOOL IS LIMITED TO ONE ENTRY PER CATEGORY, BUT A STUDENT CAN ENTER MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY THIS INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHY (BLACK AND WHITE, COLOR, AND DIGITAL) PAINTINGS PASTEL OR CHARCOAL PEN, PENCIL, OR INK SKETCHING SCULPTING

CRAFTS COMPETITION THE SCHOOL IS LIMITED TO ONE ENTRY PER CATEGORY, BUT A STUDENT CAN ENTER MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY THIS INCLUDES HAND-MADE JEWELRY RECYCLABLE ART WOODWORKING WREATHS FIBER ARTS

BANNER COMPETITION WE PLACED 3RD IN THIS COMPETITION 4 YEARS AGO MUST BE BASED ON THE THEME “BETA ON MY MIND” THIS CAN BE CREATED AS A SMALL GROUP MUST BE 2 DIMENSIONAL THIS IS SIMILAR TO CREATING A FLAG

BOOK BATTLE COMPETITION I KNOW SOME OF YOU WOULD BE EXCELLENT AT THIS!!!!!! A TEAM OF THREE A ONE HOUR COMPETITION CONSISTING OF A MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST AND A WRITTEN RESPONSE PORTION WORK TOGETHER TO TACKLE A LIST OF BOOKS AND BE PREPARED TO TEST BOOK LIST: THE BOOK THIEF, WE WILL NOT BE SILENT: THE WHITE ROSE STUDENT RESISTANCE MOVEMENT THAT DEFIED ADOLF HITLER, TEN DAYS A MADWOMAN, THE LIE TREE, A MONSTER CALLS, PIECING ME TOGETHER, A LONG WALK TO WATER, TOUCHING SPIRIT BEAR, WAR HORSE, THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON, TOM SAWYER, FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

ESSAY COMPETITION A 600-1000 WORD ESSAY IS WRITTEN ABOUT THE BETA THEME: “A TRUE BETA IS MINDFUL OF…” The essay is written AND SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION BEFORE OCTOBER 15.

LIVING LITERATURE STUDENTS RECREATE A SCENE FROM A WORK OF LITERATURE SIMILAR TO A WAX MUSEUM CAN BE INDIVIDUAL OR A GROUP THIS REQUIRES COSTUMES AND CONSTRUCTION WE WOULD NEED PARENTS WHO ARE ABLE TO HELP WITH CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION TO CONVENTION THIS IS VERY COMPETITIVE!!!!!!

THIS WAS A BASIC LEVEL ENTRY THESE TWO ARE WHAT WE ARE UP AGAINST THIS WAS OUR ENTRY

POETRY CREATION OF A 200 WORD POEM COVERING A TOPIC ASSIGNED AT CONVENTION ONE HOUR TIME LIMIT GIVEN

QUIZ BOWL TEAM CONSISTS OF 4 MEMBERS AND 2 ALTERNATES MUST HAVE A CAPTAIN WRITTEN AND ORAL COMPETITION OVER GENERAL KNOWLEDGE DESIGNED TO BE QUICK RECALL FACTS THIS AGAIN IS VERY COMPETITIVE!!!!

ROBOTICS SHOWCASE TEAM OF 4-8 MEMBERS MUST BRING A PRECONSTRUCTED ROBOT THAT ADDRESSES THE 2016-17 ROBOTICS CHALLENGE: DIVIDE AND CONQUER. STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING HOW THE ROBOT WAS BUILT AS WELL AS WHAT MATERIALS WERE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION WE ARE STILL NEW TO THIS COMPETITION AND WILL NEED PARENT INVOLVEMENT.

SCRAPBOOK MULTIPLE PEOPLE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE THIS COVERS THE THEME: “BETA ON MY MIND” SHOULD INCLUDED PICTURES FROM CONVENTION TO CONVENTION

SONGFEST THIS WAS AWESOME!!! 50% OF THE STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE MUST PARTICIPATE WRITE ORIGINAL LYRICS COVERING THE THEME: “BETA ABOVE AND BEYOND” TO AN EXISTING SONG WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE REGULAR PRACTICE FOR THIS (SIMILAR TO BEING IN CHOIR) THIS IS PERFORMED ON STAGE

SPEECH A 1-2 MINUTE SPEECH COVERING THE THEME: “BETA MINDS THINK ALIKE” WE HAVE A SPEECH PROFESSOR WHO HAS OFFERED TO HELP US WIN THIS COMPETITION MUST BE DRESSED IN BUSINESS ATTIRE

SPOTLIGHT YOUR CLUB CREATE A TRI-FOLD POSTER THAT HIGHLIGHTS OUR CLUB THIS CAN BE A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO PUTS THIS TOGETHER

2ND PLACE WINNER two years ago

TALENT THERE CAN BE GROUP TALENT (5 OR MORE PEOPLE) OR SPECIAL TALENT (4 OR LESS PEOPLE) LIP SYNCING IS NOT ALLOWED FOR THIS

T-SHIRT CREATE A T-SHIRT FOR OUR CLUB THAT REFLECTS THE THEME: “BETA ON MY MIND” WE WILL ACTUALLY WEAR THESE ONE DAY AT CONVENTION MANY PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS DEPENDING ON HOW MANY PEOPLE PARTICIPATE, WE MAY BREAK INTO SMALL GROUPS AND VOTE ON THE WINNING DESIGN IF THIS HAPPENS ONLY THE WINNING GROUP WOULD GO TO CONVENTION UNLESS THEY ARE PART OF OTHER COMPETITIONS

1ST PLACE two years ago

TECHNOLOGY THIS IS A CLUB PROJECT MUST BE ON THE TOPIC: A BETA MINDSET MAY BE USED FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES FOR BETA CLUB MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION IN October This is similar to making a movie (we will coordinate with Mrs Oakley if we have interest in this)

TOWER OF POWER TEAM OF 3 TO 5 PEOPLE CONSTRUCT A STRUCTURE USING STRAWS, MASKING TAPE, AND SCISSORS THAT WILL SUPPORT A TENNIS BALL AT THE TOP THIS IS A 10, 15, OR 20 MINUTE COMPETITION THE TENNIS BALL MUST STAY AT THE TOP FOR AT LEAST 60 SECONDS LAST YEAR THE WINNING TOWER WAS 15 FT I BELIEVE