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A handful of the BETA members traveled down to Biloxi on February 16th and spent the weekend competing in academic tests at Betacon 2019.

The categories included school subjects such as Math, English, and Science. While LHS competed in every category, they came home champions in Social Studies, as both Nate Leary and Murphy Smith placed first in their respective age categories. This was the first BETA convention for junior Murphy Smith, so claiming first place wasn’t even a thought in her mind going into the test.

“I was surprised. I thought the test was relatively easy, but I didn’t expect to get first having never taken it before,” Smith said.

While this year’s BETA group was relatively small compared to other schools, Mrs. Pugh hopes that next year Lafayette can make a real presence at the conference and come home with even more accolades.