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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. ESSAY COMPETITION
A 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.

11. 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!!!!!!

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

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

14. 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!!!!

15. ROBOTICS SHOWCASE TEAM OF 4-8 MEMBERS
MUST BRING A PRECONSTRUCTED ROBOT THAT ADDRESSES THE 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.

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

17. 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

18. 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

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

20. 2ND PLACE WINNER two years ago

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

22. 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

23. 1ST PLACE two years ago

24. 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)

25. 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