The Aubrey Middle School Junior Beta club had much success during the Beta Texas State Convention at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas on Feb. 1-2, 2024.
The Aubrey Middle School team of 64 members competed against nearly 3,000 Beta Club members from around the state of Texas. There were 27 different event categories and 56 total events. Categories included academics, performance art, visual arts, robotics, engineering, technology, quiz bowl, musicology, spelling bee and more.
Aubrey Middle School Junior Beta had a school record showing, placing in the top 5 in 21 events, including 7 state champions!
State Champions
Apparel Design - Makayla King
Performance Art: Solo, Duo, Trio Vocalist - Makayla King
Makayla was also invited to be a Premier Performer at the upcoming Beta National Convention
Quiz Bowl - Jack Duncan, Jason Stanley, Elena Lujan, Matthew Wheeler
Color Photography - Lia Ryter
Spelling Bee - Isabella Strickland
Math 8th Grade - Jack Duncan
Spanish 6th Grade - Katia Montoya Solorzano
2nd Place
Onsite Drawing - Georgia Nightingale
Digital Art - Ruby Conway
3rd Place
Quilling - Ashley Skoog
Math 7th Grade - Matthew Wheeler
Reading Language Arts 6th Grade - Aria Baceva
4th Place
Club Trading Pin - America Vargas
Spanish 7th Grade - Emily Paul
Social Studies 7th Grade - AJ Foster
Technology - Crew Peterson, Gabriel Kane, Landon Littlefield
Musicology - Jane Okafor, Raylin Meeks, Ava Walton, Leah Alvarado
Performance Art Small Group - Julia Allen, Aria Baceva, Lea Bortner, Olivia Busse, Willow Droddy, Anika Fong, Mckynleigh Odell, Colton Price, Nate Roach, Gemma Richardson, Thierry Motutu-Elinge, Teddy Daniel
5th Place
Songfest - Reid Smith, Makayla King, Gigi Kane, Mckynleigh Odell, Olivia Busse, Ruby Gillum, McKenna Quade, Silke Hjelmgren,America Vargas, Robyn James, Willow Droddy, Anika Fong, Sadie Jones, Sahara Concepcion
Social Studies 6th Grade - Crew Peterson
Spanish 8th Grade - Jaqueline Martinez Morales
These students have qualified to compete against other winners from around the country at the Beta National Convention this summer in Savannah, Georgia.
The Aubrey Middle School Junior Beta club is led by sponsors Randall Skoog and Leighanne Huckaby.
Congratulations!