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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 it has state chapters as far north as Illinois and as far west as Texas. It is roughly analogous to the more universal '''National Honor Society'''. Since approximately 1995, the Beta Club has sponsored high school and middle school quizbowl championships at its annual national conventions. Prior to the rise of [[good quizbowl]], some prominent teams such as [[Dorman]] and [[Brookwood]] 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 play terrible questions. Ever since the availability of [[NSC|superior]] [[HSNCT|alternatives]], this has become less common, though nationally prominent quizbowl team [[Dunbar]] still participates, as do many other active quizbowl teams from Kentucky.
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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 it has state chapters as far north as Illinois and as far west as Texas. It is roughly analogous to the more universal '''National Honor Society'''. Since approximately 1995, the Beta Club has sponsored high school and "junior division" quizbowl championships at its annual national conventions. Prior to the rise of [[good quizbowl]], some prominent teams such as [[Dorman]] and [[Brookwood]] 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 play terrible questions. Ever since the availability of [[NSC|superior]] [[HSNCT|alternatives]], this has become less common, though nationally prominent quizbowl team [[Dunbar]] still participates, as do many other active quizbowl teams from Kentucky.
  
 
[[File:Beta.jpg|thumb|Oh no! Beta!]]
 
[[File:Beta.jpg|thumb|Oh no! Beta!]]
  
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The questions are currently written by [[Avery Enterprises|Bryce Avery]]. There is no apparent central repository of information on who won the tournament in past years, who the previous question supplier was, or even exactly when the event started, though it was announced that the 2013 winners were [[Dunbar]] in the high school division and [[Blue Ridge]] in the middle school division.
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The questions are currently written by [[Avery Enterprises|Bryce Avery]]. There is no apparent central repository of information on who won the tournament in past years, who the previous question supplier was, or even exactly when the event started, though it was announced that the 2013 winners were [[Dunbar]] in the high school division and [[River Trail]] in the junior division.
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The junior division includes both middle school students and 9th graders (including from districts where high school begins at 9th grade), so teams entirely representing the 9th grade of a high school sometimes compete alongside middle school teams.
  
 
The 2014 Beta convention, including the quizbowl tournament, is scheduled for the week of June 21-28 in Richmond, Virginia.
 
The 2014 Beta convention, including the quizbowl tournament, is scheduled for the week of June 21-28 in Richmond, Virginia.
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Known info (high school):
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{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
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! Year
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! Champion
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! Second
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! Third
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! Fourth
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! Location
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|-
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| [[2009 Beta|2009]]
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| [[2009 Dorman|Dorman]]
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| [[2009 Dunbar|Dunbar]]
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| [[2009 Arab|Arab]]
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| [[2009 Nettleton|Nettleton]]
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| Orlando, FL
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|-
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| [[2010 Beta|2010]]
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| [[2010 Dunbar|Dunbar]]
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| [[2010 Morrilton|Morrilton]]
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| [[2010 Arab|Arab]]
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| [[2010 Highland Tech|Highland Tech]]
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| Louisville, KY
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|-
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| [[2011 Beta|2011]]
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| [[2011 Dunbar|Dunbar]]
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| [[2011 DeBakey|DeBakey]]
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| [[2011 Ezell-Harding|Ezell-Harding]]
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| [[2011 St. Thomas More|St. Thomas More]]
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| Nashville, TN
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|-
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| [[2012 Beta|2012]]
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| [[2012 Dunbar|Dunbar]]
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| [[2012 Watson Chapel|Watson Chapel]]
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| [[2012 Arab|Arab]]
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| [[2012 New Kent|New Kent]]
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| Greensboro, NC
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|-
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| [[2013 Beta|2013]]
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| [[2013 Dunbar|Dunbar]]
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| [[2013 Ezell-Harding|Ezell-Harding]]
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| [[2013 Northshore|Northshore]]
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| [[2013 Chisum|Chisum]]
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| Mobile, AL
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|-
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| [[2014 Beta|2014]]
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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|}
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Known info (middle school):
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{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
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! Year
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! Champion
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! Second
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! Third
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! Fourth
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|-
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| [[2009 Beta|2009]]
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| [[2009 Destin|Destin]]
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| [[2009 Muhlenberg North|Muhlenberg North]]
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| [[2009 Arab|Arab]] (presumed 9th grade team from high school)
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| [[2009 Arab (Middle School)|Arab Junior High]]
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|-
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| [[2010 Beta|2010]]
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| [[2010 Meyzeek|Meyzeek]]
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| [[2010 Wren|Wren]]
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| [[2010 Glasgow (LA)|Glasgow]]
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| [[2010 Muhlenberg North|Muhlenberg North]]
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|-
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| [[2011 Beta|2011]]
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| [[2011 Meyzeek|Meyzeek]]
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| [[2011 River Trail|River Trail]]
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| [[2011 Arab (Middle School)|Arab Junior High]]
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| [[2011 North Oldham|North Oldham]]
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|-
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| [[2012 Beta|2012]]
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| [[2012 Nandua (Middle School)|Nandua]]
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| [[2012 Glasgow (LA)|Glasgow]]
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| [[2012 Sacred Heart (TX)|Sacred Heart]]
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| [[2012 Royal Spring|Royal Spring]]
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|-
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| [[2013 Beta|2013]]
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| [[2013 River Trail|River Trail]]
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| [[2013 Paul Breaux|Paul Breaux]]
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| [[2013 Lee (GA)|Lee]]
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| [[2013 Nash Central|Nash Central]]
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|-
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| [[2014 Beta|2014]]
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|-
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|}
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== Links ==
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* http://www.betaclub.org/conventionResults.php
  
 
[[Category:High school national championships]]
 
[[Category:High school national championships]]
 
[[Category:High school tournaments]]
 
[[Category:High school tournaments]]
 
[[Category:Bad quizbowl]]
 
[[Category:Bad quizbowl]]

Revision as of 14:58, 24 June 2014

The Beta Club is an honor/service organization for American primary and secondary school students, which is primarily active in the greater Southeast, though it has state chapters as far north as Illinois and as far west as Texas. It is roughly analogous to the more universal National Honor Society. Since approximately 1995, the Beta Club has sponsored high school and "junior division" quizbowl championships at its annual national conventions. Prior to the rise of good quizbowl, some prominent teams such as Dorman and Brookwood 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 play terrible questions. Ever since the availability of superior alternatives, this has become less common, though nationally prominent quizbowl team Dunbar still participates, as do many other active quizbowl teams from Kentucky.

Oh no! Beta!

The questions are currently written by Bryce Avery. There is no apparent central repository of information on who won the tournament in past years, who the previous question supplier was, or even exactly when the event started, though it was announced that the 2013 winners were Dunbar in the high school division and River Trail in the junior division.

The junior division includes both middle school students and 9th graders (including from districts where high school begins at 9th grade), so teams entirely representing the 9th grade of a high school sometimes compete alongside middle school teams.

The 2014 Beta convention, including the quizbowl tournament, is scheduled for the week of June 21-28 in Richmond, Virginia.

Known info (high school):

Year Champion Second Third Fourth Location
2009 Dorman Dunbar Arab Nettleton Orlando, FL
2010 Dunbar Morrilton Arab Highland Tech Louisville, KY
2011 Dunbar DeBakey Ezell-Harding St. Thomas More Nashville, TN
2012 Dunbar Watson Chapel Arab New Kent Greensboro, NC
2013 Dunbar Ezell-Harding Northshore Chisum Mobile, AL
2014

Known info (middle school):

Year Champion Second Third Fourth
2009 Destin Muhlenberg North Arab (presumed 9th grade team from high school) Arab Junior High
2010 Meyzeek Wren Glasgow Muhlenberg North
2011 Meyzeek River Trail Arab Junior High North Oldham
2012 Nandua Glasgow Sacred Heart Royal Spring
2013 River Trail Paul Breaux Lee Nash Central
2014

Links

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