Northwest Rankin High School Beta Club

Competitions

Division I = Freshmen and Sophomores; Division II = Juniors and Seniors

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• Individual Tests (side note: Division I = 9th & 10th; Division II = 11th & 12th)

  • Written Tests (Online Only)

    • Language Arts (Division I & II)

    • Math (Division I & II)

    • Science (Division I & II)

    • Social Studies (Division I & II)

    • Spanish (Division I & II)

    • Agriscience (Division I & II)

  • Onsite Writing (Online Only)

    • Creative Writing (Division I & II)

    • Poetry (Division I & II)

  • Speech​

    • 2-3 minute preprepared speech​

• Individual Arts

  • Visual Arts (side note: may compete in more than one in this category)

    • Photography

    • Digital Art

    • Painting

    • Fiber Arts

    • Woodworking

    • Mixed Media

    • Drawing

    • Sculpture

    • Recyclable Art

    • Handmade Jewelry

  • Onsite Art

    • Students are given 2 hours to paint/draw in response to a given prompt

    • Painting

    • Drawing

• Team Competitions

  • Quiz Bowl

    • Oral Competition​

    • Written Exam (Online Only)

  • Performing Arts​​

    • 6 minute maximum time limit

    • Solo

    • Duo

    • Trio

  • Freshman Problem Solving Team

    • Team of 3 to 4 freshmen given a team test

  • Engineering

    • Rube Goldberg machine

  • Marketing and Communications

    • 3 to 5 students to create an onsite marketing campaign in response to a given prompt

  • Robotics Showcase

    • 4 to 8 members bring a prebuilt robot and showcase the theme: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• Club Competitions

  • Two Dimensional Design

    • Display a freestanding banner ​that depicts the theme: Beta Fueling the Future

  • Service Learning Showcase

    • The club submits one trifold board showcasing any or all of the club's service projects​

  • Portfolio

    • A scrapbook/storyboard/book/etc. showcasing the club's activities over the past year​

  • Performing Arts

    • 6 minute maximum

    • 4 or more students​

  • Technology

    • 2 minute electronic presentation on theme: Today's Leaders, Tomorrow's Future

  • Problem Solving Scenario (Freshmen Online Only)

    • 3+ students create and act out a skit incorporating Beta ideals. No longer than 5 minutes

  • Spotlight on Service

    • Trifold that showcases a service focus

  • Living Literature

    • Recreate a scene from a work of literature

  • Show Choir

    • At least 12 participants to perform a 3-6 minute choral repertoire

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More information on each competition can be found in the Convention Handbook link above

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