At the September Board
meeting of the Russellville Independent Schools, three students were recognized
for their outstanding achievements at the National Senior Beta Convention held
in July at the Opryland Convention Center.
Tony
Pacheco-Ramirez placed second overall in the 9th and 10th grade Spanish
Division. Tony was awarded $100 and a trophy for his success.
Austin Coursey and
Phillip Wilkerson placed fourth overall in Convention Invention, a newly
added competition, that test students' ability to creatively engineer solutions
to "real world' problems using Legos and robotics. The goal was
to create a device that would make a dirty, dangerous job
safer. Austin and Phillip were also given the opportunity to present their
solution to the entire convention body.
Austin
Coursey, Bryan Ison, Hunter Moneypenny, Will Mullen and Phillip Wilkerson
also participated in the "Meeting of the Minds”, a team building,
problem-solving competition.
Congratulations to these
exceptional students on their hard work and success at the National Beta
Convention.
The
Russellville High School Senior Beta Club is sponsored by Tanya Mullen. We are
fortunate to have Mrs. Mullen and supportive parents helping our students participate in this event.