February 19-20, 2015
Galt House
Louisville, KY
Talent Competition
Group acts (5 or more participants) — 6-minute limit. You will have a time limit of
eleven (11) minutes. This includes set up and take down, but the performance still has a
maximum time limit of six (6) minutes.
Special acts (4 or fewer participants) — 4-minute limit
The final five groups of Group Talent will compete at the First General Session and
the final six Special Talents will compete at the Second General Session.
The disc for vocal entries must contain music only. (This means no words or
computerized/synthesized voices on disc.)
The original version of the chosen song MUST not refer to alcohol, drugs, sex, race
or make use of inappropriate language.
NO LIP SYNCING ALLOWED.
Sources for ordering CD without background vocals:
1) Musical Creations – www.musicalcreations.com – phone: 919.460.7464
2) Pocket Songs – www.pocketsongs.com – phone 1.800.NOW.SING
AX 1-917-592-3116
Arts and Crafts Competition
 An individual may enter one item per category, however, an
individual may enter more than one category.
 Paintings, photography and other similar works should be
matted or framed for best presentation. No easels will be
supplied.
 No kits of any kind should be used.
 Winning entries in all categories will be invited to
participate at the Junior National Convention
Photography
In this category the photograph must be original
content. The photograph must not be a picture of a
picture. Photographs cannot be larger
than 8” X 10” before framing.
1. Black and White Photographs
2. Color Photographs
3. Digitally Enhanced Photographs – Must have the
original photo with the digitally enhanced photo
entered for competition.
Artwork
 Oil or Acrylics
 Sketching (pastels or charcoals)
 Sketching (pen, pencil, or ink)
 Watercolors
 Sculpture
Criteria for art entries:
1. Creativity – Originality, innovation
2. Composition – Lines, simplicity, balance, color contrast,
details
3. Focus – Degree of sharpness or softness, depth of field
4. Lighting – Exposure, direction quality, use of shadows,
shading
5. Technique – camera angle, paint strokes
6. Primary visual Impact – Subject matter
7. Presentation – Appearance, complimentary framing
and/or mounting, overall artistic
appeal
8. Degree of difficulty
Crafts
1. Cross-stitch – MUST be original and related to the
2014-2015 Beta Theme: Betas, Rockin’ the Country
2. Hand-made Jewelry (ONLY one piece) – Must be
displayed on black or white foam board ONLY.
3. Quilting – May be hand quilted or machine quilted
4. Recyclable Art
5. Woodworking
6. Wreath – MUST be related to the 2014-2015 Beta
Theme: Betas, Rockin’ the Country
Criteria for craft entries
1. Originality – exhibits creativity
2. Craftsmanship – Artists skill in the use of material
3. Elements of Art – Line color, space, form texture
4. Composition - Effective use of forms or abstract techniques
5. Unity and Variety – Balance of elements, repetition
6. Medium and Texture – appropriate use of materials and
textures
7. Use of space – Prospective and mass
8. Presentation – appearance, complimentary framing and/or
mounting
9. Degree of difficulty
Academic Competitions
 Exams will have a time limit of one hour
 Exams will be compiled from Kentucky Core Content
 No outside resources will be allowed during the
testing…this includes calculators, dictionaries, or any
type of reference material
Subject Areas for Academic
Competitions
 LANGUAGE ARTS COMPETITION
 MATH COMPETITION
 SCIENCE COMPETITION
 SOCIAL STUDIES COMPETITION
**Top 3 winners will be invited to compete at the
National Convention
Banner Competition
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This is a club entry made by Beta members
Banner must measure 24” W x 36”L
The banner must be free flowing and 2 dimensional
Banner must be on a display (see rules)
The theme for the banner will be “Betas, Rockin’ the
Country”…does not have to be written out on banner,
just implied
 A paragraph has to be written about the meaning or
symbolism used on the banner and how the banner
carries out the theme
Essay Competition
 Only ONE essay per school
 Title: Betas, Rockin’ the Country
 Length: 600-1000 words
 Scored on how the essay relates to this year’s theme,
how developed the essay is, creative writing, proper
grammar and punctuation
Poetry Competition
1. Each school may enter one student for competition.
2. Students have a 60 minute time limit.
3. No prewritten materials allowed.
4. Each student must bring pen and loose-leaf paper and may bring
dictionary/thesaurus.
5. Limit of 200 words.
6. Subject for the poem will be assigned at the beginning of the
competition.
7. Writing must be legible to be judged.
8. Student must record the poem’s word count at the end of poem.
Deductions will be made
if there is no word count.
9. Top three winners will be invited to compete at the National
Convention.
Poster Competition
1. Teams of 2 to 4 students will design an original poster.
2. Time limit – one hour (60 minutes).
3. Theme will be assigned at the beginning of the competition.
4. Theme does not have to be written on poster.
5. Teams will be provided with:
a. One sheet of WHITE poster board measuring 14” X 22”
b. 2 - #2 Pencils and eraser
c. 8 standard markers –Brown, Black, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Red,
Blue, and Green
6. A room will be designated to display the posters after judging.
7. Top 3 winners will be invited to compete at the National
Convention.
Quiz Bowl
Competition Rules
1. Each team consists of 4 members. Students must be
registered with the National Beta
Club by the registration deadline of the Convention.
Each team must designate a captain.
2. The competition will be single elimination.
3. Each match will consist of two teams and will be
played with two, 20-question halves.
Quiz Bowl
Written Test
1. A team of four will work on the test together.
2. Scores on the written test will be determined from the total number of correct
answers.
3. The four teams with the highest scores will be the finalists for the oral
competition.
4. To break ties for the four team qualifiers for the semifinal rounds, the time the
answer
sheets are turned in will be used.
5. The entrants will be allowed one (1) hour to complete the 50 questions.
6. Protests on the written competition must be registered with the judges within
one (1) hour
after the posting of the results.
7. The decision of the judges will be final.
Quiz Bowl
Oral Competition
1. Only team members who have taken the written test will be permitted
to compete in the
oral competition.
2. The first place qualifying team will compete with the fourth place
qualifying team, the
second against the third.
3. There will be two semifinal rounds. The first round will feature the
second and third
place qualifying teams, and the second round will feature the first and
fourth place
qualifying teams.
4. The final round will feature the winners of the first and second rounds
of the semifinals.
Scrapbook
 We won’t be able to do this one this year, but we need
to be aware of items that need to be documented:
school service projects, community service projects,
interclub service projects, social functions, original
categories (unique to school)
Songfest Competition
1. Clubs who are interested will take the melody of a well-known song,
jingle, or commercial and re-write the words for Junior Beta. (No
Medleys) THE SONGFEST ENTRY MUST FOLLOW THE
CONVENTION THEME. Do not use the club's name in the lyrics.
2. The Songfest entry must follow the Convention Theme-Betas. Rockin’
the Country
The theme interpretation MUST be evident throughout the song’s lyrics.
3. Do not use the club's name in the lyrics.
4. Lyrics to the original song and lyrics of the new song must be
typewritten and submitted with the entry form.
5. The original version of the chosen song MUST not refer to alcohol,
drugs, sex, race, or make use of inappropriate language.
Songfest Competition
6. No props. Stationary movement will be allowed. This means that the
student’s feet MUST remain in place during the performance.
Examples of stationary movement are, but not limited to, clapping,
finger snapping, swaying, and simple gestures that enhance the lyrics.
7. Only matching shirts, pants, shorts, skirts or school uniforms will be
allowed. NO Costumes
8. The club submitting the song will sing the song at the preliminary
competition on Thursday. Each club must supply own music and CD or
Keyboard.
9. All club members on stage must sing.
10. Length of the song may not exceed three minutes. On stage
presentation may not exceed six minutes including set up and take
down.
11. Fifty percent (50%) of your Beta students registered at convention must
participate in the competition.
Speech Competition
1. Topic: Beta, Rockin’ the Country
2. Only one student per school can
3. Time limit: 1-2 minutes. There will be an official timer to record
times. Any variation from the limits — over or under — will
result in points being deducted from the speaker's score — five
points for every fifteen seconds.
4. Only one sponsor/chaperone will be allowed in the speech
competition room.
5. Date: Speeches will be presented at 3:00 PM on Thursday of the
convention.
6. No props or costumes allowed.
7. The winning speech will be presented on stage during one of the
general
Spelling Competition
 Twenty-five spelling words will be presented with four
possible choices.
 The top ten scorers will move to the oral competition
to be held later in the day.
Spotlight Competition
This is a club entry and must be made by Beta members, and turned in on Thursday according to
the schedule. This entry must be new for 2014-2015 and cannot contain any boards or items
used in previous Spotlight Your Club displays. It should follow the Beta Theme: Beta, Rockin’ the Country
Club Spotlights will be on display for viewing.
1. Each club must use a display board that is the size of a regulation science fair board
3 ft. high x 4 ft. wide and should not include the optional attached banner. No additional
materials should be displayed with the spotlight, such as brochures, candy, etc.
Everything incorporated with the spotlight board must be attached. Any border, trim, etc.
should not exceed the regulation size noted above. The depth of any material attached to
the spotlight board should not exceed ¾ inch.
2. Display should include:
1. A county map pinpointing the location of the school.
2. Photographs of club, school, sponsors, service projects, etc.
3. Interesting information about your community
4. Information about school and club
A. Number of students and Beta club members
B. Beta club information, sponsors
C. Age of club
D. Club service projects
T-Shirt Design Competition
 One entry per school
 Convention Theme: Beta, Rockin’ the Country
 Original hand drawn artwork must be submitted with
t-shirt
 T-shirt must be commercially reproduced…no iron-on
 Only one side of t-shirt will be judged
To Parents…
 Thank you for taking time to look through this power
point with your child.
 Most of the work on projects will take place at home.
 We will work at school on the Songfest entry.
 The estimated cost for this trip will be $200.