Seventy-six members of the Rockingham Middle School Junior Beta Club attended the 27th Annual Junior Beta Convention at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, held on February 4-6, 2019.  Members of the club competed in the following competitions: 

Jewelry Making, Recyclable art, Woodworking, Sculpture, Fiber Art, Two -dimensional design, Three-dimensional design, Songfest, Living Literature, Portfolio, Apparel design, Photography, Mixed media, Service Learning Showcase, and Special Talent. 

Academic competitions included Engineering, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Robotics, Marketing and Communications, Poetry, Battle of the Books, Quiz Bowl, Creative Writing, and Speech. 

The Rockets enjoyed great success in numerous competitions including the following: 

1st place      

Science 

Cash Monroe 

Woodworking 

Joe Parsons

Recyclable Art 

Yesenia Garcia                      

Addison Massey 

Sophia Razon 

Catherine Dennis 

Joy Styles 

Jackie Zapata 

Bobbie Faircloth 

Fiber Art 

Lily Wilson     

2nd Place     

Social Studies 

Rachel Pattan 

Fourth Place 

Portfolio 

Molly Erwin 

Tyson Holloway 

Savannah Jordan 

Walker Lambeth 

Kayleigh Leviner 

Ayden Mabe 

Ashley Murphy 

Haley White 

Fifth Place 

Math 

Savannah Jordan 

Joe Parsons 

In addition to student competitions, the statewide gathering included conference meetings, officer elections, and guest speakers.  Leadership Representative, Zane Searcy, also helped facilitate the sessions and collaborated with on-site projects. 

The National Junior Beta Club promotes the ideals of academic achievement, character, service, and leadership among secondary students.   

The 2019 National Junior Beta Convention is slated for June 15-18, 2019, at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.