Riah Latta traveled to Louisville, Kentucky, for the National Beta Convention with her grandma, Lynda Latta, and her two sisters, Jozie and Raylie, to submit three of her projects which she qualified in at the Oklahoma State Beta Convention this past March.
There were among 10,000 other Jr. Betas from across the nation who participated in competitions held for academics, STEM, speech, and visual arts. Students had to qualify at the state level to participate in competitions at the national level. Riah Latta entered her Fiber Arts outfit in the Visual Arts expo, her Two-Dimensional Design, and her Service Learning Showcase board.
Riah did not place in the Top 10; however, she and her family had a lot of fun exploring the area and got many ideas for next year’s competitions.
Jenna Thomas was recognized for being awarded Academic All-State in Fast-Pitch and Slow-Pitch Softball. Jenna and Anna Hope Sant’Anna also made Slow-Pitch Softball All-State and had the honor of representing Arnett at the OSSCA All-State Slow-Pitch Softball games at Oklahoma Christian University.
