Members of the Hempstead High School Beta Club brought home major hardware last weekend at the Texas Senior Convention held in Grapevine, Texas. The convention was hosted at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center.
National Beta Club is the largest independent, non-profit, educational youth organization in America. The organization recognizes students with high academic achievement, rewarding character, fostering leadership, and encouraging service. The students competed in several academic and artistic competitions to showcase their skills. They were also able to hear from motivational speaker Donnie Thurman, Jr.
The students competed against high school students across the state, February 3-4, 2023. Nine of the Hempstead High School projects advanced to the National Beta Club competition, which will be held in Louisville, Kentucky this June.
Those winning individual awards are:
Andrew Salinas - D1 Digital Art - Second Place
Andrew Salinas - D1 Black and White Photography - Fourth Place
Anayanzeth Salinas Vargas - Spanish - Third Place
Delia Ward - Language Arts - Fourth Place
Claiton Rodriguez - D2 Digital Art - Third Place
Jessyka Melchor - D2 Jewelry - Fourth Place
Lucero Montero Oliva - D2 Pottery - Fourth Place
Natalie Lopez - D2 Recycled Art - Third Place
Braden Roehling - Woodworking - Fifth Place