Theme: “Beta! A Volunteer State of Mind”

• Why is convention important?
• Convention is an opportunity for the Beta members to meet and compete with other Beta members from the state of Tennessee.
• It is a reward for outstanding achievement throughout the year.
• When is convention? November 21-23
• Where is convention? Opryland Hotel in Nashville
• Who can go to convention?
• All members in good standing can attend convention.
• Good standing means the following:
• No outstanding demerits
• Not on academic probation
• All service hours for the year complete
• Cost for students is determined in October. Students are expected to stay in a room with three other people.

Competitions and How Many Can Enter Each

· Candidate for office (1-7th grade member)

· Special Talent (4 or less)

· Group Talent (5 or more)

· T-Shirt Design (committee)

· Banner (committee)

· Spelling Contest (1)

· Scrapbook (committee)

· Essay Contest (1)

· Speech Contest (1)

· Quiz Bowl (4)

· Battle of the Books (3 + alt)

· Tower of Power (5)

· Social Studies Contest (1)

Literature Contest (1)

Science (1)

· Poetry Contest (1)

· Math Contest (1)

· Arts and Crafts (1 per category)

· Living Literature (1 or more)

· Poster Competition (1-3)

Arts & Crafts

• Oil paintings
• Acrylic paintings
• Photography: Black & White
• Photography: Color
• Pastel or Charcoal Sketching
• Pen, Pencil, or Ink Sketching
• Sculpture
• Watercolors
• Crochet / Knitting
• Cross-stitch
• Hand-made Jewelry
• Needlepoint / Embroidery
• Woodworking
• Wreath

Competition Information

· All competitions with more than 1 interested to participate will have a local competition.

· In order to participate in the local competition, you must submit your entry by the deadline.

· Parents, please ask your child which competitions they are signed up for and encourage them to prepare early and follow through.

Parent Volunteers

Some competitions will need a parent volunteer to be “the overseer” of that competition. We currently need volunteers for the following: scrapbook, banner, T-shirt, Talent, Quiz Bowl, Living Literature, wreath, and the Poster Competition.

Transportation

We are taking a charter bus.