On October 1, 2024, the Viola High School Beta Club attended the Arkansas Regional Leadership Summit in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Representing the school were three senior Beta Club officers and all six members of the Junior Beta Club. During the summit, the Junior Beta members successfully qualified for the National Beta Convention, although they ultimately did not attend the event. The summit provided valuable leadership training and team-building experiences for all students involved.

First published: August 14, 2025

During the annual Viola High School Fall Festival on October 11, 2024, the Viola Beta Club hosted its first-ever Classic Car Show, a new addition to the event lineup that drew enthusiastic participation and community support. The car show was mostly planned and orchestrated by 11th-grade Beta Club member Sam Whitehead. The car show welcomed a variety of classic cars and trucks, with proud owners showcasing their vehicles to attendees of the festival.  A special congratulations went to Ronny Richmond, who was selected as the winner of the car show. Judging duties were handled by Mr. Eddie White. The winner received a custom plaque, generously provided by ABC Printing Company in Mountain Home.

First published: August 14, 2025

On January 1, 2024, members of Viola Beta Club started preparing for their entry into the Arkansas State Convention's Living Literature competition. Members were tasked to choose a scene from a book and implicate it into real life-- like a movie set. Viola Beta Club chose a scene from Cornelia Funke's 2003 novel Inkheart. The scene depicted he character "Tinkerbell" coming out of the book Peter Pan while an older gentleman "Fenoglio" and a young girl "Meggie" were trapped in a bedroom located in a dungeon.  Viola Beta members took charge of the project and work began immediately. From January 2, 2024, to January 12, 2024 - a period of ten days - a 'real-life movie set - was created. This project's planning phase is well known for the number of disruptions it had. Due to winter weather, and school cancellations, Beta members along with sponsor Mrs. Guffey, had to go up to school several times throughout evenings and a weekend to ensure the project was going smoothly. On January 11th, the project took a massive turn. After significant time and planning, Viola Beta members made the decision to completely change the set-- replacing the old drapers for new ones, replacing the wallpaper, and replacing the layout of the set. This was all done in two days but required hours of time and effort. Unfortunately, due to more incoming winter weather, Arkansas State Convention was postponed a week. Viola Beta eventually was able to present the set at Arkansas State Convention on January 31, 2024. Hunter Belvedresi and Nikki Miller acted in the competition, with the help of member Ciera Luckenbach, who designed and "imagined" the set.

First published: April 10, 2024

Project Title: Living Literature: Project 5

Type: Competition Entry

Operational: January 1, 2024 - February 2, 2024 (1 month)

                              Competition: January 31, 2024

On March 8, 2024, several members of Viola Beta Club participated in a project for National Beta’s ‘Beta Week’. This project was in the form of a potluck for all the staff of Viola High School for lunch. In the days leading up to the potluck, members purchased supplies for a taco bar– a Viola Beta favorite! The day of, several members worked around-the-clock to prepare the teacher’s lounge for lunch. Lunch came and went– and everything had been eaten. After the potluck, several members and sponsor Mrs. Guffey received multiple compliments regarding the lunch. Later in the day, one teacher told Mrs. Guffey, “This is the best meal ever provided to teachers [at Viola].” Viola Beta plans to use this project more– especially during Beta Week. 

First published: July 13, 2024

Project Title: Beta Week Potluck: Project 7

Type: Club Project

Operational: March 6, 2024 - March 8, 2024 (2 days)

Event: March 8, 2024

First published: July 12, 2024

Project Title: Nursing Home Visit Spring 2024: Project 8

Type: Service Project

Operational: April 15, 2024

From February to June 2024, particularly in the months of May and June, several Viola High School Beta Club members (plus our sponsor) established several projects and 'shops' to fundraise for National Convention. During this period, two 'shops' (the Viola Trading Pin Online Store and Viola Beta Creations) were set up. In addition to that, several projects were put in place: a trivia night, dunk tank, concession stand, and more. All of these benefited six students, one sponsor, two chaperones, and two family members to attend the 2024 Beta National Convention in Savannah, Georgia in June.

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First published: July 12, 2024

Project Title: National Convention Fundraising: Project 9

Type: Fundraiser

Operational: February 3, 2024 - June 24, 2024 (4 months, 22 days)

In the early morning hours of May 26, 2024, a large and destructive EF-3 tornado tore through portions of several nearby communities, killing one. With the Riverside Church of Christ, three members of Viola Beta, along with sponsor Mrs. Guffey, spent two afternoons in the areas that were hit the hardest. Here, they made and prepared meals to give out to those who were suffering. This was a great experience for the members, showing how the community comes together in times of need.

First published: July 13, 2024

Project Title: Tornado Relief: Project 10

Type: Community Service

Operational: May 30, 2024 - May 31, 2024 (1 day)