Marla Jones, Managing Editor
marla@southerntorch.com
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-- Dekalb County Schools District brought home a total of 95 awards/recognitions from the Alabama State Junior Beta Convention.
Jase Kirby was named the State Vice-President. Kirby is a fourth grader at Sylvania School. He presented a speech and campaign skit to win the title.
The following schools had students receive awards:
Sylvania (20)
State Vice-President: Jase Kirby
1st Place Campaign Skit
1st Place Performing Arts Variety Act: Colin Parham and Oakley Dupree
1st Place Mixed Media: Asa Pettyjohn
1st Place Onsite Drawing: Henry Tate Talley
1st Place Quilling Elementary: Tenley McKee
1st Place Recyclable Art Junior: Anslee Pettyjohn
2nd Place Elementary Trading Pin
2nd Place Color Photography: Anslee Pettyjohn
3rd Place 4th Grade Spanish: Tenley Talley
3rd Place Jewelry: Riley Cole
3rd Place Language Arts 8th Grade: Emma Rae Sensor
4th Place Quiz Bowl Elementary: Cruz Edmonds, Asa Pettyjohn, Riley Cole, Henry Tate Talley
4th Place Performing Arts Small Group: Oakley Dupree, Aubrey Morgan, Anslee Pettyjohn, Hayden Thomas
4th Place Marketing and Communications: Asa Pettyjohn, Cruz Edmonds, Braylin Blake, Tenley Mckee
4th Place Junior Engineering: Aubrey Blake, Lane Clark, Emma Guffey, McKinley Moses
5th Place 5th Grade Spanish: Lavery Frisbee
5th Place Drawing: Hagen Welden
Premier Performer: Oakley Dupree
Convention Growth Award
Henagar (13)
1st Place Elementary Club Trading Pin
1st Place Elementary Service Learning
2nd Place Songfest
2nd Place Speech: McKenna Mitchell
2nd Place Elementary Banner
3rd Place Junior Club Trading Pin
4th Place Junior Banner
4th Place Elementary Service Learning
4th Place Digital Photography: Cason Ridgeway
5th Place Junior Portfolio
5th Place Sculpture: Carson Ward
5th Place Digital Photography: Carson Ward
Convention Growth Award
Valley Head (28)
1st Place Mixed Media Junior: Annabelle Gifford
1st Place Painting: Addison Shoults
1st Place Pottery: Addison Shoults
1st Place 5th Grade Science: Addison Shoults
2nd Place 5th Grade Social Studies: Elizabeth Bailey
2nd Place Junior Service Learning
2nd Place Junior Banner
2nd Place Quiz Bowl Junior
2nd Place Elementary Apparel Design
2nd Place Jewelry: Alyana DeSantis
2nd Place 4th Grade Math: Braxtin Meadows
3rd Place Poetry Elementary: Elizabeth Bailey
3rd Place Elementary Banner
3rd Place Black & White Photography: Elizabeth Bailey
3rd Place Fiber Arts: Nelly Rosales
3rd Place Mixed Media: Addison Shoults
4th Place 3-D Elementary
4th Place Elementary Service Learning
4th Place 6th Grade Science: Maddie Hamidian
4th Place Poetry Junior: Annabelle Gifford
4th Place Color Photography: Addison Shoults
4th Place Musicology Junior
5th Place Jewelry: Darryn Battles
5th Place Musicology Elementary
5th Place Woodworking Elementary: Kenneth Taylor
5th Place Woodworking Junior: Aubree Price
5th Place Onsite Painting: Adyson Hughes
5th Place Quilling Junior: Kylah Ogle
Ider (17)
1st Place Performing Arts Duo- Junior
1st Place Performing Arts Instrumental- Elementary
1st Place Quilling Junior: Bailey Smalley
1st Place Recyclable Art Elementary: Kaislee York
2nd Place Performing Arts Elementary Small Group
3rd Place Quilling Elementary: Aleah Holley
3rd Place Language Arts 5th Grade: Brinlee Taylor
3rd Place Living Literature Junior
3rd Place Onsite Drawing: Hudson Thompson
4th Place 4th Grade Social Studies: Jaxon Phillips
5th Place Elementary Apparel Design:Trinity Welden
5th Place Creative Writing: Addison Brockus
5th Place Hand Drawn Anime: Eli Wilbanks
5th Place 4th Grade Math: Paislee Brockus
5th Place Mixed Media Junior: Brynlee McGaugh
Premier Performers: Kelbi Watkins & Alexa Brown
Convention Growth Award
Geraldine (8)
1st Place Performing Arts Large Group
2nd Place Elementary Songfest
2nd Place 4th Grade Language Arts: Saylor Westbrook
3rd Place Digital Art: Kennedy Mayfield
4th Place Pottery: Bryleigh Hill
2nd Place 4th Grade Social Studies: Graham Jordon
5th Place Language Arts 5th Grade: Sarah Chandler
5th Place 6th Grade Social Studies: Gabryel Lewis
Plainview (7)
1st Place Pottery: Jadie Lindsey
1st Place Engineering: Billy Horton, Cain Armstrong, Connor Noles, Sawyer Stone, Hayden Subias
2nd Place: Campaign Skit
2nd Place Pottery: Aubrie Hiett
2nd Place 7th Grade Science: Sam Willmon
3rd Place Creative Writing: Ivee Bell
Convention Growth Award
Ruhama (2)
2nd Place Onsite Drawing: Alyssa Banther
5th Place Mixed Media Junior: Leah Hood
