Pass Christian Elementary students inducted into National Junior Beta Club

Forty-six students at Pass Christian Elementary School were inducted into the National Junior Beta Club by Kenitra Barnes, principal at PCES, and their sponsors, Jane Bunn, Freda Dedeaux and Lori Fisher. The club is the nation's largest independent, educational, nonprofit youth organization. The organization encourages and rewards academic achievement and promotes those qualities of character that make for good citizenship. Members learn to lead others by serving others. The 2015-16 PCES National Junior Beta Club members, bottom row: Dylan Welter, Jayda White, Randy Vu, Gabrielle Venable, Samantha Varone, Arianna Troutman, John-Xavier Thornton, Sofie Talazac, Troy Smith, Carter Smith, Dustin Scrimpshire, Emily Scott, Myia Robinson, Jamari Rials; Middle Row: Connor Nunnery, Lily Nguyen, Ethan Myers, Madison Murray, Krista Munson, Trinity Maurice, Raileigh Lylerly, Dre'a Lock, Kamdon Lizana, Binh Le, Connor Ladner, Samantha Jordan, Trinity Jones; top row: Gary Jackson, Mkhi Herrington, Billy Henry, Daylon Hall, Mayson Garoutte, Adrianna Foxworth, Isabella DeFelicibus, Alyssa Dedeaux, Erin Davis, Reese Cooper, Zoie Clark, Anna Bosch, Leonard Biggs, Reilly Biando and Marin Beeson. Not pictured: Makaila Acker, Brinishia Devall and Vivian Zhang.

This story was originally published December 28, 2015 at 7:45 AM with the headline "Pass Christian Elementary students inducted into National Junior Beta Club ."