Congrats to our Beta Club and all of their hardwork at this year’s in preparation for the Beta Convention competitions! We’d also like to give a special congratulations to sixth grader Ira Pandya who was elected 2025 Illinois Beta Secretary! Ira will be the first student in South Loop history to become a state officer! We are so excited for her and what she will bring to the table on behalf of SLES!
We would also like to send a HUGE thank you to our Beta Club Sponsors, Ms. King & Mr. Rocha. They work with our Beta kids all year long to prep them for their competitions.
Below you will find a list of the awards SLES brought home from this year’s convention. We are ROARING with PRIDE!
- 2025 Illinois Beta Secretary (Junior) – Ira Pandya
- *Campaign Skit (Junior) – 3rd Place: Isabella Chen, Quinn Riepl, Gianni Caliendo, Stella Caliendo, Analee Cruz, Kayla Cruz, Zuri Johnson, Taylor Smith, Ella Uram, Lola Odugbesan, Felicity Alexander, Kyler Charles, Zoe Cummings, and Hazel Wolfe
- *Club Trading Pin (Elementary) – 2nd Place: Emma Kwan & Max Robinson
- *Creative Writing (Junior) – 1st Place: Finley Brown
- *Digital Art (Elementary) – 2nd Place: Whitman Gladfelter
- *Digitally Enhanced Photography (Junior) – 1st Place: Analee Cruz
- *Hand Drawn Anime (Elementary) – 2nd Place: Jayden Cheung
- *Language Arts (Elementary/5th Grade) – 1st Place: Whitman Gladfelter
- *Language Arts (Junior/7th Grade) – 1st Place: Halle Latino
- *Language Arts (Junior/8th Grade) – 3rd Place: Kayla Cruz
- *Living Literature (Elementary) – 1st Place: Emma Kwan, Addy Charles, Navya Reddy
- *Musicology (Elementary) – 1st Place: Charlie, Adrian Barber, Gabriel Campeau, Courtney
- *Musicology (Junior) – 1st Place: Finley Brown, Gianni Caliendo, Ava Domingo, Hazel Wolfe
- *Onsite Art Painting (Elementary) – 1st Place: Addyson Charles
- *Performing Arts Trio (Junior) – 3rd Place: Zuri Johnson, Taylor Smith, Ella Uram *Also awarded Golden Ticket for Premier Performer to Perform at National Competition in Orlando, Florida*
- *Performing Arts Small Group (Junior) – 3rd Place: Gianni Caliendo, Kayla Cruz, Zuri Johnson, Taylor Smith, Ella Uram, Lola Odugbesan, Kyler Charles
- *Poetry (Elementary) – 1st Place: Navya Reddy
- *Robotics (Elementary) – 1st Place: Courtney Ayers, Adrian Barber, Gabriel Campeau, Grayson Campeau, Jayden Cheung, Charlie Daugherty, and Whitman Gladfelter
- *Science (Elementary/4th Grade) – 1st Place: Max Robinson
- *Science (Elementary/5th Grade) – 2nd Place: Adrian Barber
- *Social Studies (Elementary/5th Grade) 1st Place: Charlie Daugherty
- *Spanish (Junior/6th Grade) – 2nd Place: Lola Odugbesan
- *Spelling (Junior/7th Grade) – 3rd Place: Gia Coriano