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− | The '''Beta Club''' is an honor/service organization for American primary and secondary school students, which is primarily active in the greater Southeast, though | + | The '''Beta Club''' is an honor/service organization for American primary and secondary school students, which is primarily active in the greater Southeast, though its 18 state chapters range as far north as Illinois and as far west as Texas. It is roughly analogous to the more universal '''National Honor Society'''. |
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+ | Since at least 1985, the Beta Club has sponsored a high school quizbowl championship at its annual national conventions, and in 1999 middle school and elementary school divisions were added. Prior to the rise of "[[good quizbowl]]", some prominent teams such as [[Dorman]] often made sure that all of their players were Beta Club members and made a concerted effort to win this tournament, especially if they had become disenchanted with the [[NAC]] and wanted a less ethically fraught opportunity to compete. Ever since the availability of [[NSC|superior]] [[HSNCT|alternatives]], this has become less common, though nationally prominent quizbowl team [[Dunbar]] still participates. | ||
[[File:Beta.jpg|thumb|Oh no! Beta!]] | [[File:Beta.jpg|thumb|Oh no! Beta!]] | ||
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− | + | ==Structure & Format== | |
+ | Individual states have the option to obtain questions for their state conventions from wherever they choose. Each year, a set for state conventions in each of the Beta age divisions (in those states that choose to use it), as well as a set for the national convention in each age division, is written by [[SAGES]]. Previously, the questions were produced by [[Bryce Avery]]. SAGES provides written tests of 50 multiple-choice questions for each division. The top teams then advance to a 4-round quizbowl tournament, where each round has 20 tossups and 20 2-part bonuses, per Beta's request. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The four current divisions of Beta Club are as follows. In quizbowl competition, all high school students in Senior Beta compete together. | ||
+ | * Elementary: 4th and 5th grades | ||
+ | * Middle School (Junior Beta): 6th, 7th, and 8th grades | ||
+ | * Senior Beta, Division 1: 9th and 10th grades | ||
+ | * Senior Beta, Division 2: 11th and 12th grades | ||
− | + | ==Results== | |
+ | There is no apparent central repository of information on who won the tournament prior to 2009, who the previous question supplier was, or even exactly when the event started. Results from 2009 on (in the form of a list of the top 4-5 teams only) are maintained at [https://www.betaclub.org/event-winners/ the Beta website]. Prior results can be found elsewhere for most years. | ||
− | + | ===High School=== | |
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! Location | ! Location | ||
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+ | | [[1985 Beta|1985]] | ||
+ | | [[Irmo|Irmo]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1986 Beta|1986]] | ||
+ | | [[Irmo|Irmo]] | ||
+ | | [[Hatton|Hatton]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1987 Beta|1987]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1988 Beta|1988]] | ||
+ | | [[Irmo|Irmo]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1989 Beta|1989]] | ||
+ | | [[Dorman|Dorman]] | ||
+ | | [[Loretto|Loretto]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1990 Beta|1990]] | ||
+ | | [[1990 Watson Chapel|Watson Chapel]] | ||
+ | | [[1990 Edmonson County|Edmonson County]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1991 Beta|1991]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Orlando, FL | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1992 Beta|1992]] | ||
+ | | [[Dorman|Dorman]] | ||
+ | | [[Irmo|Irmo]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Orlando, FL | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1993 Beta|1993]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1994 Beta|1994]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1995 Beta|1995]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Orlando, FL | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1996 Beta|1996]] | ||
+ | | [[Russell (KY)|Russell]] | ||
+ | | [[Gadsden|Gadsden]] | ||
+ | | [[Dorman|Dorman]] | ||
+ | | [[Richmond Senior (NC)|Richmond Senior]] | ||
+ | | St. Louis, MO | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1997 Beta|1997]] | ||
+ | | [[Dorman|Dorman]] | ||
+ | | [[Richmond Senior (NC)(|Richmond Senior]] | ||
+ | | [[Miller|Miller]] | ||
+ | | [[Byng|Byng]] | ||
+ | | New Orleans, LA | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1998 Beta|1998]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Nashville, TN | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[1999 Beta|1999]] | ||
+ | | [[duPont Manual|duPont Manual]] | ||
+ | | [[Ezell-Harding|Ezell-Harding]] | ||
+ | | [[Parkview (GA)|Parkview]] | ||
+ | | [[Newton|Newton]] | ||
+ | | Myrtle Beach, SC | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2000 Beta|2000]] | ||
+ | | [[Southside (SC)|Southside]] | ||
+ | | [[Richmond Senior (NC)|Richmond Senior]] | ||
+ | | [[Baton Rouge Magnet|Baton Rouge Magnet]] | ||
+ | | [[Pendleton Heights|Pendleton Heights]] | ||
+ | | Dallas, TX | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2001 Beta|2001]] | ||
+ | | [[Dunbar|Dunbar]] | ||
+ | | [[Richmond Senior (NC)|Richmond Senior]] | ||
+ | | [[Conway|Conway]] | ||
+ | | [[Greenwood|Greenwood]] | ||
+ | | Cincinnati, OH | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2002 Beta|2002]] | ||
+ | | [[Russell (KY)|Russell]] | ||
+ | | [[Ezell-Harding|Ezell-Harding]] | ||
+ | | [[Dorman|Dorman]] | ||
+ | | [[Pioneer|Pioneer]] | ||
+ | | Kissimmee, FL | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2003 Beta|2003]] | ||
+ | | [[Dunbar|Dunbar]] | ||
+ | | [[Dorman|Dorman]] | ||
+ | | [[Parkview (GA)|Parkview]] | ||
+ | | [[Morristown West|Morristown West]] | ||
+ | | Nashville, TN | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2004 Beta|2004]] | ||
+ | | [[Dunbar|Dunbar]] | ||
+ | | [[Cutter Morning Star|Cutter Morning Star]] | ||
+ | | [[Johnson Central|Johnson Central]] | ||
+ | | [[Richmond Senior (NC)|Richmond Senior]] | ||
+ | | Atlanta, GA | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2005 Beta|2005]] | ||
+ | | [[Dunbar|Dunbar]] | ||
+ | | [[Dorman|Dorman]] | ||
+ | | [[Russell (KY)|Russell]] | ||
+ | | [[Newberry|Newberry]] | ||
+ | | New Orleans, LA | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2006 Beta|2006]] | ||
+ | | [[Russell (KY)|Russell]] | ||
+ | | [[Warner Robins|Warner Robins]] | ||
+ | | [[Ezell-Harding|Ezell-Harding]] | ||
+ | | [[South Lamar|South Lamar]] | ||
+ | | Greensboro, NC | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2007 Beta|2007]] | ||
+ | | [[Dorman|Dorman]] | ||
+ | | [[Parkview (AR)|Parkview (AR)]] | ||
+ | | [[Parkview (GA)|Parkview (GA)]] | ||
+ | | [[Russell (KY)|Russell (KY)]] | ||
+ | | Nashville, TN | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2008 Beta|2008]] | ||
+ | | [[Dunbar|Dunbar]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | [[2008 Morrilton| Morrilton]] | ||
+ | | Myrtle Beach, SC | ||
+ | |- | ||
| [[2009 Beta|2009]] | | [[2009 Beta|2009]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Dorman|Dorman]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Dunbar|Dunbar]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Arab|Arab]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Nettleton|Nettleton]] |
| Orlando, FL | | Orlando, FL | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2010 Beta|2010]] | | [[2010 Beta|2010]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Dunbar|Dunbar]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Morrilton|Morrilton]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Arab|Arab]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Highland Tech|Highland Tech]] |
| Louisville, KY | | Louisville, KY | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2011 Beta|2011]] | | [[2011 Beta|2011]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Dunbar|Dunbar]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[DeBakey|DeBakey]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Ezell-Harding|Ezell-Harding]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[St. Thomas More|St. Thomas More]] |
| Nashville, TN | | Nashville, TN | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2012 Beta|2012]] | | [[2012 Beta|2012]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Dunbar|Dunbar]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Watson Chapel|Watson Chapel]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Arab|Arab]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[New Kent|New Kent]] |
| Greensboro, NC | | Greensboro, NC | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2013 Beta|2013]] | | [[2013 Beta|2013]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Dunbar|Dunbar]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Ezell-Harding|Ezell-Harding]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Northshore|Northshore]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Chisum|Chisum]] |
| Mobile, AL | | Mobile, AL | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2014 Beta|2014]] | | [[2014 Beta|2014]] | ||
+ | | [[Dunbar|Dunbar]] | ||
+ | | [[Twin Rivers|Twin Rivers]] | ||
+ | | [[Watson Chapel|Watson Chapel]] | ||
+ | | [[Plainview|Plainview]] | ||
+ | | Richmond, VA | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2015 Beta|2015]] | ||
+ | | [[Ezell-Harding|Ezell-Harding]] | ||
+ | | [[New Kent|New Kent]] | ||
+ | | [[Bellaire|Bellaire]] | ||
+ | | [[Hickory|Hickory]] | ||
+ | | Nashville, TN | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2016 Beta|2016]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2017 Beta|2017]] | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2018 Beta|2018]] | ||
+ | | [[Eastside (SC)|Eastside]] | ||
+ | | [[Thayer|Thayer]] | ||
+ | | [[Chase (NC)|Chase]] | ||
+ | | [[Portageville|Portageville]] | ||
+ | | Savannah, GA | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2019 Beta|2019]] | ||
+ | | [[Norfolk Academic Guild|Norfolk Academic Guild]] | ||
+ | | [[Mountain View (AR)|Mountain View]] | ||
+ | | [[Eastside (SC)|Eastside]] | ||
+ | | [[Conway|Conway]] | ||
+ | | Oklahoma City, OK | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2020 Beta|2020]] | ||
+ | | [[Eastside (SC)|Eastside]] | ||
+ | | [[Northview (GA)|Northview]] | ||
+ | | [[Baton Rouge Magnet|Baton Rouge Magnet]] | ||
+ | | [[Central Lafourche|Central Lafourche]] | ||
+ | | Fort Worth, TX | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2021 Beta|2021]] | ||
+ | | [[Elizabethtown]] | ||
+ | | [[Fairfield Central]] | ||
+ | | [[Fargo-Gage]] | ||
+ | | [[Alexander Central]] | ||
+ | | Orlando, FL | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2022 Beta|2022]] | ||
+ | | [[Central Hardin]] | ||
+ | | [[Southwestern Randolh]] | ||
+ | | [[Hertford County]] | ||
+ | | [[Hancock]] | ||
+ | | Nashville, TN | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2023 Beta|2023]] | ||
+ | | [[Bryan Station]] | ||
+ | | [[Baton Rouge Magnet]] | ||
+ | | [[Blountstown]] | ||
+ | | [[Wallace-Rose]] | ||
+ | | Louisville, KY | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
− | + | ===Middle School=== | |
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! Third | ! Third | ||
! Fourth | ! Fourth | ||
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+ | | [[1999 Beta|1999]] | ||
+ | | [[1999 Arab Junior High|Arab Junior High]] | ||
+ | | [[1999 Moultrie|Moultrie]] | ||
+ | | [[1999 Webb Bridge|Webb Bridge]] | ||
+ | | [[1999 Jackson Heights|Jackson Heights]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2000 Beta|2000]] | ||
+ | | [[2000 Webb Bridge|Webb Bridge]] | ||
+ | | [[2000 Arab Junior High|Arab Junior High]] | ||
+ | | [[2000 Moultrie|Moultrie]] | ||
+ | | [[2000 Gladden|Gladden]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2001 Beta|2001]] | ||
+ | | [[2001 Sacred Heart (TX)|Sacred Heart]] | ||
+ | | [[2001 Rosa Scott|Rosa Scott]] | ||
+ | | [[2001 Union Grove|Union Grove]] | ||
+ | | [[2001 E.O. Coffman|E.O. Coffman]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2002 Beta|2002]] | ||
+ | | [[2002 Rosa Scott|Rosa Scott]] | ||
+ | | [[2002 Indian Trails|Indian Trails]] | ||
+ | | [[2002 Sacred Heart (TX)|Sacred Heart]] | ||
+ | | [[2002 Caldwell|Caldwell]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2003 Beta|2003]] | ||
+ | | [[2003 Haynes Bridge|Haynes Bridge]] | ||
+ | | [[2003 Cullman|Cullman]] | ||
+ | | [[2003 Sacred Heart (TX)|Sacred Heart]] | ||
+ | | [[2003 Northside (GA)|Northside]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2004 Beta|2004]] | ||
+ | | [[2004 Haynes Bridge|Haynes Bridge]] | ||
+ | | [[2004 Drakes Creek|Drakes Creek]] | ||
+ | | [[2004 Lone Oak|Lone Oak]] | ||
+ | | [[2004 Arnall|Arnall]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2005 Beta|2005]] | ||
+ | | [[2005 Haynes Bridge|Haynes Bridge]] | ||
+ | | [[2005 Webb Bridge|Webb Bridge]] | ||
+ | | [[2005 Greenwood|Greenwood]] | ||
+ | | [[2005 Hart County|Hart County]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2006 Beta|2006]] | ||
+ | | [[2006 Webb Bridge|Webb Bridge]] | ||
+ | | [[2006 Haynes Bridge|Haynes Bridge]] | ||
+ | | [[2006 Greenwood|Greenwood]] | ||
+ | | [[2006 River Trail|River Trail]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2007 Beta|2007]] | ||
+ | | [[2007 Webb Bridge|Webb Bridge]] | ||
+ | | [[2007 E.O. Coffman|E.O. Coffman]] | ||
+ | | [[2007 F.T. Burns|F.T. Burns]] | ||
+ | | [[2007 Destin|Destin]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2008 Beta|2008]] | ||
+ | | [[2008 Cullman|Cullman]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | [[2008 Arab (Middle School)|Arab Junior High]] | ||
+ | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2009 Beta|2009]] | | [[2009 Beta|2009]] | ||
| [[2009 Destin|Destin]] | | [[2009 Destin|Destin]] | ||
| [[2009 Muhlenberg North|Muhlenberg North]] | | [[2009 Muhlenberg North|Muhlenberg North]] | ||
− | | [[2009 Arab|Arab]] ( | + | | [[2009 Arab|Arab]] (9th grade) |
| [[2009 Arab (Middle School)|Arab Junior High]] | | [[2009 Arab (Middle School)|Arab Junior High]] | ||
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| [[2014 Beta|2014]] | | [[2014 Beta|2014]] | ||
+ | | [[2014 River Trail|River Trail]] | ||
+ | | [[2014 North Buncombe|North Buncombe]] | ||
+ | | [[2014 Central Magnet (TN)|Central Magnet]] | ||
+ | | [[2014 Sterling|Sterling]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2015 Beta|2015]] | ||
+ | | [[2015 Sterling|Sterling]] | ||
+ | | [[2015 Hunter MS|Hunter MS]] | ||
+ | | [[2015 Concordia Christian Day|Concordia Christian Day]] | ||
+ | | [[2015 Ivy Preparatory|Ivy Preparatory]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2016 Beta|2016]] | ||
+ | | [[2016 Sterling|Sterling]] | ||
+ | | [[2016 Russellville|Russellville]] | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | [[2016 Fountain Lake|Fountain Lake]] |
− | | | + | |- |
− | | | + | | [[2017 Beta|2017]] |
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | [[Emerald Coast]] | ||
| | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2018 Beta|2018]] | ||
+ | | [[Charles Townes]] | ||
+ | | [[Collierville]] | ||
+ | | [[Prattville]] | ||
+ | | [[Bowling Green]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2019 Beta|2019]] | ||
+ | | [[Edmonson County]] | ||
+ | | [[Prattville]] | ||
+ | | [[Casey County]] | ||
+ | | [[Maiden]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2020 Beta|2020]] | ||
+ | | [[Bowling Green]] | ||
+ | | [[Guntersville]] | ||
+ | | [[Brandon]] | ||
+ | | [[East Hardin]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2021 Beta|2021]] | ||
+ | | [[Bowling Green]] | ||
+ | | [[Guntersville]] | ||
+ | | [[Brandon]] | ||
+ | | [[East Hardin]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2022 Beta|2022]] | ||
+ | | [[St. Mary's Catholic (SC)|St. Mary's Catholic]] | ||
+ | | [[Bowling Green]] | ||
+ | | [[East Hardin]] | ||
+ | | [[Clarkton C-4]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2023 Beta|2023]] | ||
+ | | [[Bowling Green]] | ||
+ | | [[Glasgow Middle]] | ||
+ | | [[Arab Junior High]] | ||
+ | | [[Brandon]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Elementary=== | ||
+ | To be added | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* http://www.betaclub.org/conventionResults.php | * http://www.betaclub.org/conventionResults.php | ||
+ | * http://www.averyenterprises.net | ||
− | [[Category:High school national championships]] | + | [[Category: High school national championships]] |
− | [[Category:High school tournaments]] | + | [[Category: High school tournaments]] |
− | [[Category:Bad quizbowl]] | + | [[Category: Middle school tournaments]] |
+ | [[Category: Quizbowl in middle school]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Middle school national championships]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Bad quizbowl]] |
Latest revision as of 12:58, 5 September 2024
The Beta Club is an honor/service organization for American primary and secondary school students, which is primarily active in the greater Southeast, though its 18 state chapters range as far north as Illinois and as far west as Texas. It is roughly analogous to the more universal National Honor Society.
Since at least 1985, the Beta Club has sponsored a high school quizbowl championship at its annual national conventions, and in 1999 middle school and elementary school divisions were added. Prior to the rise of "good quizbowl", some prominent teams such as Dorman often made sure that all of their players were Beta Club members and made a concerted effort to win this tournament, especially if they had become disenchanted with the NAC and wanted a less ethically fraught opportunity to compete. Ever since the availability of superior alternatives, this has become less common, though nationally prominent quizbowl team Dunbar still participates.
Structure & Format
Individual states have the option to obtain questions for their state conventions from wherever they choose. Each year, a set for state conventions in each of the Beta age divisions (in those states that choose to use it), as well as a set for the national convention in each age division, is written by SAGES. Previously, the questions were produced by Bryce Avery. SAGES provides written tests of 50 multiple-choice questions for each division. The top teams then advance to a 4-round quizbowl tournament, where each round has 20 tossups and 20 2-part bonuses, per Beta's request.
The four current divisions of Beta Club are as follows. In quizbowl competition, all high school students in Senior Beta compete together.
- Elementary: 4th and 5th grades
- Middle School (Junior Beta): 6th, 7th, and 8th grades
- Senior Beta, Division 1: 9th and 10th grades
- Senior Beta, Division 2: 11th and 12th grades
Results
There is no apparent central repository of information on who won the tournament prior to 2009, who the previous question supplier was, or even exactly when the event started. Results from 2009 on (in the form of a list of the top 4-5 teams only) are maintained at the Beta website. Prior results can be found elsewhere for most years.
High School
Middle School
Elementary
To be added