Events
"Above and beyond the basic commitment."
Every good BETA club makes it a point to stay active. The Leopold BETA club has found ways to create a more harmonious and coordinated club through scheduled meetings, practices, conventions, and fundraisers.
FunDRAising
Klara Beel quickly rolls out balls of dumpling dough.
Simon Elfrink takes a tray of finished dumplings out of the oven.
Ashley Nussbaum and Grace Seabaugh smile after a hard evening's work.
BETA Dumplings
Twice a year, the Leopold BETA Club holds a dry dumpling fundraiser to raise money for state convention. Over 400 bags of dried dumplings are sold by Leopold BETA each year!
BETA Breakfast
To raise convention funds, the Leopold BETA Club hosts a semiannual "Breakfast and Bake Sale." Patrons are treated to an all-you-can-eat buffet of ham, sausage, pancakes, eggs, and much more.
Madison Eftink and MaKaylee Richards get an early start making biscuits.
Blake Eeftink shows Grant Koenig his foolproof way for frying the perfect sausage.
Shelby Shreckenberg attempts to master the art of pancake-flipping.
Cupid Grams
In the weeks leading up to Valentine's Day, the Leopold BETA club sells "Cupid Grams" (Valentine themed songs and cards) to Leopold students and their families. Leopold BETA members later deliver the "Cupid Gram" to their person of choice on Valentine's Day.
The BETA boys show off their set of pipes for the Kindergartners.
Klara Beel and Colby Thele sing to the fourth grade.
A student blushes as he receives a Cupid Gram.
BETA raffle
Supported by generous prize donations from the local community, the Leopold BETA club also holds a raffle twice a year to support their trip to convention.
Convention
Goals
At conventions, the Leopold BETA Club always strives to represent its school, community, and club well. The club also hopes to learn about new service projects that they can further develop and instate in their community.
Missouri state BETa Convention
This year, the Missouri State Beta Convention will be held on March 4-5, 2017, in Branson, Missouri. Most of the activities will take place in the Radisson Branson Hotel and the Mansion Theater.
National Senior BETa Convention
This year, the National Senior BETA Convention will be held from June 29th to July 2nd, 2017, at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Local CLub
BETA Installation
The Leopold BETA Club's 2016-2017 installation took place on September 26th, 2016 at 7 PM. Eight new members were inducted.
Treasurer Brice Jansen lights her officer candle.
This year's guest speaker, Lauren Seiler, cracks a joke as she begins her speech.
The 2016-2017 officers listen intently to Lauren Seiler's speech.
CAMPAIGN
Preparation
From December through March, the entire Leopold BETA Club meets every Wednesday to practice their candidate's campaign skit. Beginning in October, students meet once a week to create the campaign backdrop.
Cole Jackson and Katrina Dobbs both crack a smile as they rehearse their lines.
Jessie Holweg puts the finishing touches on the campaign backdrop.
Ryan Lewis and Grant Koenig discuss the logistics for the campaign skit.