National Beta members from the elementary, junior and senior divisions of the Magnolia Gulf Coast Beta Club (MGC Beta) recently participated in the Mississippi State Regional Leadership Summit. They were announced as qualifiers of the following challenges: elementary: Project Proposal and Collaboration Connection; juniors: Lead Outside the Box and Collaboration Connection; seniors: Project Proposal, Collaboration Connection, and Lead Outside the Box.
National Beta Leadership Summits bring together students from multiple states for one- to two-day events. During that time, students work with interactive speakers who engage members through introspective exercises and team-building activities. Clubs can also participate in team-based leadership challenges which test their communication, critical thinking, creativity, presentation and collaboration skills. Their victories at this level provide the opportunity to compete at the national level. The National Convention will be held at the Savannah International Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia, during the summer of 2024.
MGC Beta is a group of homeschool students in fourth through twelfth grades from across the Gulf Coast area. Members who attended the Mississippi State Regional Leadership Summit from the elementary division include Micah Cameron of Gulfport, Hailey Dial of Long Beach, Abigail Dillard of Gulfport, Luke Dillman of Long Beach and Wyatt Nelson of Ocean Springs. Those from the junior division include Lydia Crepps of Vancleave, Madelyn Dillard of Gulfport, and Wyatt Nelson of Ocean Springs. Senior division members include Kaitlyn Atwater of Gulfport, Austin Cucuzza of Wiggins Jacob Dial of Long Beach, Alexis Dillman of Long Beach, Stephen Dillman of Long Beach, Elijah Hudson of Ocean Springs and Apollo Stafford of Saucier.
With more than 500,000 active members and 8,750 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 Junior Beta includes grades four through eight, and National Senior Beta includes grades nine through twelve.
