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February 1, 2018
Club stresses service, leadership Belvoir home-schoolers get inducted
By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer The Fort Belvoir Beta Club held its first induction ceremony, Monday at the Fairfax Village Community Center. The sponsor of the club, Natalie Mack, a military spouse, said she wanted to provide Belvoir children, especially home-schoolers, more opportunities to engage in the community. The club has more than 30 members, and Mack said she foresees the club growing as more families hear about what the club has to offer. “I thought it would be a great opportunity for the kids,” she said. Because the club is nationally recognized, it would help older, home-schooled students have more to put on their resume. She said often people aren’t familiar with the clubs and services that are provided to home-schooling families. One of the things that attracted her to the club was its focus on not just academics, but service, leadership, and building character, she said. The Belvoir Beta Club has a senior and junior version, and students in fourth through 10th grade can join. It’s never too late to start teaching leadership to elementary and
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Noah Mack, National Beta Club member, lights a candle as chapter president during the induction ceremony on Fort Belvoir Monday. More than 30 students helped launch the new chapter. middle school children, Mack said. can result in future opportuniimportance of keeping up with academics, along with service and “The earlier you get started ties as the children get older. The being a leader in your community, speaker at the induction ceremony leadership development,” Scott said. “It’s not just paying attention the better,” she said, adding that was Clarke Scott, chairman for to the content they are working on, focusing on leadership and service the Virginia State Council and but paying attention to the bigger Virginia representative for the community.” National Beta Club’s board of So far, the club has participated directors. in service opportunities, including John W. Harris, Beta Club wreath-layings at Arlington. More founder, created the organizaservice events are planned for the tion in 1934 to teach children winter and spring. to have pride in their communiThe club meets Mondays at 3:30 ties. Today, the club is the largest p.m. at the Fairfax Village Comacademic, nonprofit youth service munity Center. The club is open to organization, Scott said. It boasts all students, not just home-schoolmore than 500,000 members. In ers, Mack said. Virginia, there are more than For information about joining, 250 clubs and more than 15,000 email Mack at npmack3@aol.com. Natalie Mack, left, National Beta Club sponsor, speaks to the new chap- members. For more information about the ter students at an induction ceremony. The national scholarship club is The greatest significance of National Beta Club, visit www. focused on leadership and public service. the organization is to “stress the betaclub.org.
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