The Manchester Junior Beta Club. Front row, from left, Hayden Rideout, Kennedy Doyle (Vice-President), Marjorie Insko and Lyrric Hanson (President); Middle row, from left, Martin Polley, Jackson Roberts, Elaina Darnell, Aniston Friend, Peyton Jenkins (Treasurer), Faith Roberts, Kaylan Gillespie and Jasmine Jerrell; Back row, from left, Katie Gray, Maggie Wallingford, Louella Fletcher, Cali Myrick (Secretary), Brielle Inman and Madelyn Easter (Reporter).
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The National Beta Club at Manchester High School has proudly been named a 2025 National Beta Grand Slam Service Award winner. The club earned the award by spending an average of 100+ hours per member serving their school, community and state this year.
As one of the pillars of National Beta, service is encouraged to help students learn to demonstrate the motto, “Let Us Lead By Serving Others”. By showing dedication to service, Manchester Junior Betas helped contribute to over 1,960,766 hours served by clubs across the nation. Collectively, Betas also raised $2,009,565 for various organizations and charities. Manchester Junior High joins a group of 58 other schools to earn the service award.
Mrs. Ramona Applegate, the Junior Beta advisor at Manchester commented on the members’ dedication to their community services, “I am proud to salute the Manchester Junior Beta Club for their continued pride and efforts to maintain the valued status of top ranking among the schools in the state of Ohio. Our members have dedicated themselves to assist others in need, understand the importance of recycling and working within our community- not just during the school year but throughout the year with the giving of themselves and displaying care for others. These young people are prime examples of our compassionate citizens of tomorrow.”
Members will receive a commemorative pin and the club will receive a custom Louisville Slugger mini-baseball bat to proudly display at the school.
