Dexter, Missouri - T.S. Hill Middle School students performed well at the Jr. Beta State Convention held at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff.

Winners will have the opportunity to travel to Orlando, Florida in June 2017 to compete in the National Jr. Beta Convention.

Awards included:

Annie Banken - 1st Place Textiles

McKayla Annesser - 1st Place Pen/Ink Sketching

Tower of Power Team (Ryder Boles, Annie Banken, Kyla Propst, Alanie Lacy, and Colton Evans)  - 1st place

Advertising Design (Chloe McRoy, McKayla Annesser, Layne Medler, and Annie Banken) - 1st place

Spotlight Your Club - 1st place

Nate Bryant - 2nd Place Scuplture

Dylan Sitze - 2nd Place Speech

Layne Medler - 3rd Place English

Evan Grobe - 3rd Place Social Studies

Technology (Hannah Pyles, Chloe Thurmon, Ryder Boles, and Andrew Ellinghouse) - 3rd place

Ethan Hann - 3rd Place Essay

Campaign Skit - 3rd Place