Traveling to Savannah from December 4-6, the Swainsboro Middle School Jr. Beta Club competed in the state Jr. Beta convention. This annual event drew over 100 schools and nearly 3,000 students. Participants entered a variety of academic, talent, visual arts, and club competitions. Those placing in the top five in any event are now eligible to compete at the national level in June, which will be held in Nashville, Tennessee. With many awards in hand, SMS is excited for the opportunity to represent Emanuel County at the national convention. We are so proud of the following students and their achievements.
1st Place: Solo Talent-Instrumentalist- Cade Colston; 1st Place: Accessorized Design- Aubree Roberts
2nd Place: 7th Grade Spanish- Leilany Lopez-Acosta; 2nd Place: Living Lit- Jase English, Tal Love, Stetson Sheppard, Lyndon Singletary, Brandt Wheeler, Tucker Morris, Preston Claxton, Benton Claxton; 2nd Place: Quilling- Kaylee Screws; 3rd Place: 8th Grade Computer Science- Stetson Sheppard; 3rd Place: 7th Grade Health/PE- Drake Clements; 3rd Place: 6th Grade Social Studies- August Street; 3rd Place: Black/White Photography- AddiRae Robertson; 3rd Place: Woodworking- Maddux Hendrix; 3rd Place: Scrapbook- Jayley Hart; 4th Place: Small Group Talent: AddiRae Robertson, Cade Colston, Eli Vaughn, Drake Clements, Jayley Hart, Candace Howard, Tori Shaw, Sereniti Clark; 4th Place: Songfest- Alice Lopez-Acosta, Jayley Hart, Stetson Sheppard, Tal Love, Sereniti Clark, Jocelyn Williams, Candace Howard, Tori Shaw, Banks Burke, Cierra Thomas, AddiRae Robertson, Kaylee Screws, Preet Patel, Abi Torpy, Ashlyn Turner, Cade Colston, Aubree Roberts, Maddux Hendrix, Julianne Way, Blane Hutcheson, Leilany Lopez-Acosta, Elin Eaton, Marley Stewart, Drake Clements, Kynlie Claxton, RJ Brown, Blake Johnson, Eli Vaughn, Benton Bishop, Nathan Kersey, Ju’siyah Bell, Trey Powell, Jenavieve McRee, Sara Katherine Deriso, Jase English, Mylee Weber, Lyndon Singletary, Tucker Morris, August Street, Preston Claxton, Benton Claxton, Kennedy Phillips, Zachariah Brown, Kennedy Clark, Trinity Armstrong, Karlee Love, Kanin Love, Arabella Sheppard, Emerson Averett, Barren Slater, Hannah Powell, Skylar Tran, Jackson Kulpa; 5th Place: Hand-Drawn Anime- Alice Lopez-Acosta
In addition to these honors, several students achieved Top 8 Finalist rankings in Musicology: Cade Colston, Banks Burke, Jocelyn Williams, and Julianne Way. Also attending and competing were Landon Kapp and Bowyn Harvey. None of these achievements would have been possible without the support and guidance of our Jr. Beta Sponsors: Marcie Gay, Amy Screws, Shanna Foskey, and Ashley Love.
