PCA Senior Beta Competes at State Convention
By: Haleigh McWilliams, PCA Freshman
National Beta members from Pinewood Christian Academy are celebrating their recent participation in the State Beta Convention recently held in Savannah, Georgia. They were announced as winners of the following competitions:
1st place champion – 9th Grade History – Haleigh McWilliams;
2nd place – Recyclable Art Division 1 – Bryson Croft
3rd place – 11th Grade Science – Sydney Tippins
4th place – Book Battle – Haleigh McWilliams, Erica Wasson, and Brinson White
4th place – Creative Writing Division 2 – Lindsey McLeod
National Senior Beta State Convention allows students the opportunity to compete in various academic and STEM-based, virtual and performing arts competitions. State Convention was offered as a hybrid event. This gave students the opportunity to compete either virtually or onsite at Savannah, GA depending on their level of comfort. These victories at the state level provide an opportunity to compete at the national level. National Convention will be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, KY during summer 2023.
Senior Beta Club sponsors Mrs. Susan Nobles and Mrs. Stephanie Largent are extremely proud of each and every student who participated. The sponsors are looking forward to and already planning for next year’s convention.
Pinewood’s Senior Beta Club was established in 1984. The PCA Senior club includes grades ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth. Students have competed yearly at state competition since the club was founded and have represented their school and state well each year bringing home many awards and wonderful memories.
With more than 500,000 active members and 9,000 clubs nationally and internationally, National Beta has become the nation’s largest independent, non-profit, educational youth organization. National Beta promotes the ideals of academic achievement, character, service and leadership among elementary and secondary school students.
Pinewood Christian Academy is proud of these students’ accomplishments. Pinewood’s Senior Beta is looking forward to another successful year at Senior Beta State Convention 2024.
