From June 26-30, members of the Senior Beta Club of Patrick County High School attended the National Beta Convention in New Orleans, La. A total of 16 members were in attendance: Cole Bottorff, Jessica Bryant, Casey Campbell, Reanna Carico, Ella Cooper, Ashley Dalton, Helen Dawson, Lorena Delgado, Sidney Easter, Trevor Hazelwood, Marvin Kilgore, Brooke Michaud, Quinton Shipps, Madison Stowe, Nathaniel Wright, and Ashton Young. Winners included: Casey Campbell won fourth place in science (11th-12th grade division), Helen Dawson placed within the top ten for creative writing, Trevor Hazelwood placed in the top ten for social studies (11th-12th grade division), and Nathaniel Wright won second place in mathematics (9th-10th grade division). Additionally, the Quiz Bowl Team, which consisted of Casey Campbell, Ashley Dalton, Trevor Hazelwood, and Nathaniel Wright, placed in the Top eight of team rankings. Senior Beta sponsors include Jonathan Turchek and Katherine Shockley. With more than 450,000 active members and 8,750 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. [caption id="attachment_4042" align="alignnone" width="300"]<a href="http://www.mountainmedianews.com/enterprise/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/beta-Masqurade-Ball.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-4042"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4042" src="http://www.mountainmedianews.com/enterprise/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/beta-Masqurade-Ball-300x235.jpg" alt="Patrick County High School students attended the masquerade ball at the National Senior Beta Convention. Pictured (left to right) are Trevor Hazelwood, Cole Bottorff, Helen Dawson, Ashton Young and Jessica Bryant." width="300" height="235" /></a> Patrick County High School students attended the masquerade ball at the National Senior Beta Convention. Pictured (left to right) are Trevor Hazelwood, Cole Bottorff, Helen Dawson, Ashton Young and Jessica Bryant.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4043" align="alignnone" width="300"]<a href="http://www.mountainmedianews.com/enterprise/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/beta-trip-2-boys.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-4043"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4043" src="http://www.mountainmedianews.com/enterprise/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/beta-trip-2-boys-300x253.jpg" alt="Pictured: Casey Campbell (left) with his trophy for fourth place in the nation for science, and Nathaniel Wright (right) with his trophy for placing second in the nation in math." width="300" height="253" /></a> Pictured: Casey Campbell (left) with his trophy for fourth place in the nation for science, and Nathaniel Wright (right) with his trophy for placing second in the nation in math.[/caption]
