Due to the availability of space and number of participants, the schedule is subject to change. The final schedule will be published online and on our Mobile App two weeks prior to the convention. When registering students for competitions, be mindful that some competition times overlap. In addition, competition times may conflict at National Convention.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Time | Event |
| 6/20/2026 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Registration |
| 6/20/2026 | 6:30 PM-8:30 PM | Premier Performers Practice - Vocalist |
| 6/20/2026 | 6:00 PM-9:00 PM | Premier Performers Practice - Dancers |
| 6/21/2026 | 8:00 AM -5:00 PM | Registration |
| 6/21/2026 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Coordinator Breakfast |
| 6/21/2026 | 8:00 AM | Coordinator Meeting - Convention Competitions |
| 6/21/2026 | 8:00 AM | Coordinator Meeting - Leadership Challenges & National Exhibitions |
| 6/21/2026 | 9:00 AM | National Officer/Leadership Ambassador Meeting (Current Serving) |
| 6/21/2026 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Beta Serves Nashville - Donation Drop-Off Only |
| 6/21/2026 | 9:30 AM | Performing Arts - Solo, Duo, Trio Prelims (Dancer & Instrumentalist) |
| 6/21/2026 | 9:30 AM | Living Literature: Set-up (9:30 AM - 10:30 AM) Judging (10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ) Viewing (12:15 PM - 12:45 PM) |
| 6/21/2026 | 9:30 AM | Create and Animate - National Exhibition |
| 6/21/2026 | 9:30 AM | Collaboration Connection - Leadership Challenge |
| 6/21/2026 | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Check-in: Visual Arts |
| 6/21/2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Onsite Testing - Health and Physical Education 4-5 |
| 6/21/2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Onsite Testing - Math 4-5 |
| 6/21/2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Onsite Testing - Science 4-5 |
| 6/21/2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Onsite Testing - Spelling 4-5 |
| 6/21/2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Onsite Testing - Spanish 4-5 |
| 6/21/2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Onsite Testing - Social Studis 4-5 |
| 6/21/2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Onsite Testing - Language Arts 4-5 |
| 6/21/2026 | 10:30 AM | Candidate Meeting (A school representative (sponsor, teacher or administrator) is required to attend the candidate meeting. |
| 6/21/2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Viewing: Visual Arts (Judging at 12:00 PM) |
| 6/21/2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Check-in: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design |
| 6/21/2026 | 12:30 PM | Performing Arts Solo, Duo, Trio Prelims (Variety Act & Vocalist) |
| 6/21/2026 | 1:00 PM | Leadership Representatives Interviews/Challenges |
| 6/21/2026 | 1:00 PM | Project Proposal - Leadership Challenge |
| 6/21/2026 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Beta Serves Nashville - Donation Drop-Off Only |
| 6/21/2026 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Viewing: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design - Judging begins at 2:30 PM |
| 6/21/2026 | 2:00 PM | Robotics Showcase |
| 6/21/2026 | 2:30 PM | Meeting of the Minds - National Exhibition |
| 6/21/2026 | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Mandatory Musicology Meeting - Coach and Team Captain |
| 6/21/2026 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Designated Club Trading Pin Time with National Sponsors sponsored by Trading Pins Direct |
| 6/21/2026 | 3:00 PM | Musicology |
| 6/21/2026 | 3:00 PM | Musicology |
| 6/21/2026 | 3:00 PM | Musicology |
| 6/21/2026 | 3:00 PM | Musicology |
| 6/21/2026 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Onsite: Cake Decorating |
| 6/21/2026 | 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Viewing: Cake Decorating (Pick-up at 5:30PM) |
| 6/21/2026 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Opening Ceremony Practice - Premier Performers - Dancers & Vocalists |
| 6/21/2026 | 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | (Mandatory Pick-up: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, Two Dimensional Design and Visual Arts |
| 6/21/2026 | 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Pre-Session Activities Award 6-10 Places: Academics, Book Battle, Create and Animate, Collaboration Connection, Creative Writing, Digital Portfolio, Living Literature, Meeting of the Minds, Poetry, Project Proposal, Robotics Showcase, and Technology |
| 6/21/2026 | 7:00PM | FIRST GENERAL SESSION Opening Ceremony- National Convention State Processional and Premier Performers Presiding: Saeed McElveen | National President Pledge of Allegiance: Laura Higdon | National Leadership Ambassador National Anthem: Premier Performer Vocalists |
| Welcome and Introductions: Saeed McElveen | National President Greetings from the Board of Directors: Donna Wear | Board Chair Greetings from National Beta Office: Bobby Hart | CEO Keynote Address: Everett Hollandsworth | National Vice President | ||
| Vice Presidential Candidate Introductions: Everett Hollandsworth | National Vice President Presidential Candidate Introductions: Saeed McElveen | National President Performing Arts Finals - Solo, Duo, Trio (Top 3). Sponsor of the Year Award | National Sponsor | ||
| Award 1 - 5 Places: Academics, Book Battle, Create and Animate, Collaboration Connection, Creative Writing, Digital Portfolio, Living Literature, Meeting of the Minds, Poetry, Project Proposal, Robotics Showcase, and Technology | ||
| Adjournment: Saeed McElveen | National President | ||
| 6/22/2026 | 8:00 AM | Songfest Preliminaries |
| 6/22/2026 | 8:00 AM | Engineering |
| 6/22/2026 | 8:00 AM | Quiz Bowl Mandatory Team Meeting -Sponsor/Coach & Team Captain |
| 6/22/2026 | 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM | Registration |
| 6/22/2026 | 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Beta Serves Nashville - Donation Drop-Off Only |
| 6/22/2026 | 8:30 AM | All the World is a Stage - Leadership Challenge |
| 6/22/2026 | 8:30 AM | Quiz Bowl Finals Oral Rounds |
| 6/22/2026 | 8:30 AM | Quiz Bowl Finals Oral Rounds |
| 6/22/2026 | 8:30 AM | Quiz Bowl Finals Oral Rounds |
| 6/22/2026 | 8:30 AM | Quiz Bowl Finals Oral Rounds |
| 6/22/2026 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Designated Club Trading Pin Time with National Sponsors sponsored by Trading Pins Direct |
| 6/22/2026 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Onsite Art - Drawing |
| 6/22/2026 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Onsite Art - Painting |
| 6/22/2026 | 10:00 AM | Being Better Betas - Leadership Challenge sponsored by Clemson University Rutland Institute for Ethics |
| 6/22/2026 | 10:00 AM | Convention Invention - National Exhibition |
| 6/22/2026 | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Viewing: Onsite Art - Drawing & Painting - Pick-up at 12:00 PM |
| 6/22/2026 | 12:00 PM | State Officer and Leadership Representative Luncheon ( Doors open at 11:45 AM) |
| 6/22/2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Beta Serves Nashville- Last Opportunity Donationa Drop-Off |
| 6/22/2026 | 2:30 PM | Pre-Session Activities Award 6 - 10 Places: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Onsite Cake Decorating, Performing Arts - Solo, Duo, Trio, Quiz Bowl, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, Two Dimensional Design, and Visual Arts |
| 6/22/2026 | 3:00 PM | SECOND GENERAL SESSION |
| Presiding: Everett Hollandsworth | National Vice President Keynote Address: Saeed McElveen | National President | ||
| Vice Presidential Campaign Rally: Everett Hollandsworth | National Vice President Presidential Campaign Rally: Saeed McElveen | National President *Voting opens for one hour immediately after campaign rally Inspiration Address: Laura Higdon | National Leadership Ambassador Wired for Success Award: Denia Brown | Director of Convention and Leadership Outstanding Leadership: | National Sponsor Songfest Finals - Top 5 | ||
| Award 1 - 5 Places: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Onsite Cake Decorating, Performing Arts - Solo, Duo, Trio, Quiz Bowl, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, Two Dimensional Design, and Visual Arts Adjournment: Everett Hollandsworth | National Vice President | ||
| Voting - 1 Hour | ||
| ELEMENTARY DAY 3 June 23 | ||
| 6/23/2026 | 8:00 AM | Performing Arts Preliminaries- Group (Small followed by Large) |
| 6/23/2026 | 8:30 AM | Marketing and Communications |
| 6/23/2026 | 8:30 AM | Reimagine, Recreate, Recycle - National Exhibition |
| 6/23/2026 | 8:30 AM | Beta Blitz - Leadership Challenge |
| 6/23/2026 | 8:30 AM | Speech sponsored by Rubin |
| 6/23/2026 | 11:30 AM | Pre-Session Activities Award 6-10 Places: All the World is a Stage, Being Beta Betas, Beta Blitz, Campaign Skits, Convention Invention, Engineering, Marketing and Communications, Musicology, Onsite Art - Drawing, Onsite Art - Painting, Performing Arts - Group, Reimagine, Recreate, Recycle, Songfest, and Speech |
| 6/23/2026 | 12:00 PM | THIRD GENERAL SESSION Presiding: Saeed McElveen | National President Installation of National Officers and National Leadership Ambassadors Performing Arts Finals - Group (Top 3) |
| National Leadership Ambassador Farewell | ||
| National Officer Farewells | ||
| Award 1 - 5 Places: All the World is a Stage, Being Beta Betas, Beta Blitz, Campaign Skits , Convention Invention, Engineering, Marketing and Communications, Musicology, Onsite Art - Drawing, Onsite Art - Painting, Performing Arts - Group, Reimagine, Recreate, Recycle, Songfest, Speech | ||
| Adjournment: Newly Elected National President |