ROCKINGHAM — Seventy-six members of the Rockingham Middle School Junior Beta Club attended the 27th Annual Junior Beta Convention at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro held on Feb. 4-6, 2019. Members of the club competed in the following competitions:
Jewelry Making, Recyclable art, Woodworking, Sculpture, Fiber Art, Two -dimensional design, Three-dimensional design, Songfest, Living Literature, Portfolio, Apparel design, Photography, Mixed media, Service Learning Showcase, and Special Talent.
Academic competitions included Engineering, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Robotics, Marketing and Communications, Poetry, Battle of the Books, Quiz Bowl, Creative Writing, and Speech.
The Rockets had success in numerous competitions including the following:
FIRST PLACE
Science
Cash Monroe
Woodworking
Joe Parsons
Recylable Art
Yesenia Garcia
Addison Massey
Sophia Razon
Catherine Dennis
Joy Styles
Jackie Zapata
Bobbie Faircloth
Fiber Art
Lily Wilson
SECOND PLACE
Social Studies
Rachel Pattan
Digital Photography
Rygan Talbert
Sculpture
Cash Monroe
FOURTH PLACE
Portfolio
Molly Erwin
Tyson Holloway
Savannah Jordan
Walker Lambeth
Kayleigh Leviner
Ayden Mabe
Ashley Murphy
Haley White
FIFTH PLACE
Math
Savannah Jordan
Joe Parsons
In addition to student competitions, the statewide gathering included conference meetings, officer elections and guest speakers. Leadership Representative Zane Searcy also helped facilitate the sessions and collaborated with on-site projects.
The National Junior Beta Club promotes the ideals of academic achievement, character, service and leadership among secondary students.
The 2019 National Junior Beta Convention is slated for June 15-18, 2019, at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.