Stony Mill Elementary Beta

We’re looking forward to another great year with our Stony Mill Beta club. Here is a wish list of items that would help our club this year.

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Thank you to the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors for recognizing our Beta students for their hard work at both the State and National Beta Convention.

Stony Mill Elementary Named National Beta School of Merit

We are proud to announce that Stony Mill Elementary is a 2025-2026 National Beta School of Merit. The school earned this recognition by offering National Beta to all eligible grades on their campus.

The National Beta School of Merit award is given to honor a club’s dedication and commitment to academic excellence. To achieve this prestigious honor, a school must include members from all eligible grade levels in their Beta club. This year 6,103 clubs across the country received this award.
In a congratulatory letter to the school, Bobby Hart, CEO said “Thank you for your continued support of National Beta and commitment to developing future leaders!”

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With more than 500,000 active members and 14,000 clubs nationally and internationally, National Beta has become the nation’s largest independent, non-profit, educational youth organization. National Beta recognizes outstanding achievement, promotes character and social responsibility, encourages service involvement to school and community, and fosters leadership skills. National Elementary Beta includes grades 4-5, National Junior Beta includes grades 6-8 and National Senior Beta includes grades 9-12. Visit betaclub.org for more information.

Thank you to the Chatham Star Tribune for their article on National Beta.

https://www.facebook.com/share/18rxpxbkei/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Pittsylvania County students earn national honors at Beta Convention CHATHAM, Va. — Pittsylvania County students returned home with a national championship and several top finishes after competing against thousands of students from across the country at the 2026 National

We are so proud of our 24 Beta students and their families who sacrificed time and money to prepare and travel to Nashville for the National Beta Convention. Our students worked so hard and represented our school well in 12 different competitions. They are truly wired for success. Thank you very much to the Womack Foundation for helping us go to Nationals with their generous grant. Our living literature team placed 10th for Because of Winn Dixie. Now to prepare these Legends in the Making for State Convention in February. We cannot wait to see all they will continue to accomplish.

Some of our Beta students were able to volunteer to help plant the Monarch Butterfly Way Station at Stony Mill. They planted native plants to provide food for Monarchs as they make their way across the continent during migration.

https://www.monarchwatch.org/migration/

The Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) provided the plants, compost, a CoCoRaS precipitation gauge, and directions for the planting project.

We are excited for the learning opportunities this garden will provide for all of our students.

And the winners are:
Summer Fun Bag #1 = Mark Miller
Summer Fun Bag #2 = Sarah McDowell

Thank you to everyone who participated and supported our Beta students.

Our Beta Club is preparing to compete at the National Beta convention in June. Please help us get there by purchasing tickets for a chance to win one of our two summer fun bags. Tickets are only $5 each, and the bags are full of items to help make your summer fun! The link will close at 8 am on Monday.

Here are the links to purchase online tickets: https://stonymillelem.givebacks.com/shop/items/91f97160819204

https://stonymillelem.givebacks.com/shop/items/f1f05c196e