Tunstall Senior BETA Club VA State Convention

Tunstall Senior BETA Club VA State Convention
Posted on 02/10/2025
On Friday, February 7th, 2025, the National Beta members from Tunstall High are celebrating their recent participation in the Virginia Senior Beta State Convention in Hampton, VA. 

National Beta State Convention allows students the opportunity to compete in various individual and team competitions and opportunities to run for several leadership positions. These victories at the state level provide(s) an opportunity to compete at the national level. The National Convention will be held at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida during Summer 2025. 

With more than 500,000 active members and 14,000 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. National Elementary Beta includes grades 4-5, National Junior Beta includes grades 6-8 and National Senior Beta includes grades 9-12. Visit betaclub.org for more information.
They were announced as winners of the following competitions: 

Hunter Mills - 3rd place Agricultural,12th grade test
Anna Inman - 3rd place Biomedical, 12th grade test; 3rd place Pottery Division II
Riley Parsons - 1st Hand Drawn Anime
Brady Austin - 1st place Health and PE, 9th Grade Test; 3rd Onsite Art Painting Division I
Brodie Buchanan - 1st place Math, 9th Grade Test
Gadiel Cisneros - 2nd place Math, 11th Grade Test
Clara Mills - 1st place Pottery Division I; 3rd Place Onsite Art Drawing Division I
Madisyn Karnes - 3rd Place Poetry Division I
Noah Williams - 3rd Place Science Grade, 11 Test, Premier Performer Golden Ticket Recipient
Jonathan Coffey - 1st Psychology, 9th grade test
Tesla Vargas - 1st place Psychology, 11th grade test
Sydney Pritchett - 3rd Place Psychology, 12th grade test; 2nd  Place Quilling
Parker Sinclair - 2nd Place Recyclable Art Division II
Robert Rossman IV - 1st Place Science, 10th grade test
Chandler Snow - 1st Place Science 12th grade test; recipient of the Harry Ward VA State BETA Scholarship
Katelynn Louhoff - 2nd Place Social Studies, Grade 9 Test
Thomas James - 1st Place Spelling, 12th Grade Test
Eddie Walker - 1st Place US History, 9th Grade Test
Brady Slattery - 1st Place US History, 12th Grade Test

Club Awards

Accessorized Design - 1st Place
Book Battle - 3rd Place (Brodie Buchanan, Jonathan Coffey, Katelynn Louhoff, Eddie Walker)
Campaign Skit - 2nd Place
Digital Portfolio - 1st Place
Service Learning Showcase - 1st Place
Show Choir - 3rd Place (Carey Dallas, Halle Cassada, Sydney Pritchett, Noah Williams, Anna Inman, Ava Emerson, Matthew Nosse, Katelynn Louhoff, Parker Sinclair, Kayden Hernandez, Melissa Betancourt-Molina, Gadiel Cisnerso, Robert Rossman IV, Luke Snow, Brady Austin, Chandler Snow, Shelton McKinney)
Technology - 3rd Place

Three Dimensional Design - 3rd Place (Hunter Mills)
Two Dimensional Design/Banner - 1st Place (Madisyn Karnes)