Elementary Portfolio
Onsite Competition Only
The Portfolio competition showcases the club’s experiences from the time span of state convention to state convention. This is a way to record each Beta Club’s service, membership, and activities for the school year- the time between conventions. This competition is designed to encourage club pride, creativity and innovation, interpretation of a theme, and artistic design. A club may have only one entry.
Competition Guidelines
- The Portfolio must contain the name, city and state of the school.
- The Portfolio will remain on display until the designated pickup time.
- The Portfolio must cover only one year, state convention to state convention.
- A complete Portfolio Form should be attached to the back of the project.
- Presentation style is the choice of the club. It may be in the form of a book, electronic version, storyboard, etc.
- Electricity and internet connections will not be provided. Tables will be provided.
- Although reasonable precautions to protect entries will be taken, National Beta will not be responsible for loss or damage. It is the responsibility of clubs entering the contest to collect entered items at the designated times.
Educational Connections
- Creativity
- Innovation
- Information and Media Literacy
- Composition Writing
- Journalism
Judging Criteria
| Portfolio | 16-20 | 11-15 | 6-10 | 1-5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic Design | Artistic Design creates an excellent visual display and exhibits excellent effort put into workmanship. | Artistic Design creates a good visual display and exhibits excellent effort put into workmanship. | Artistic Design creates an average visual display and exhibits excellent effort put into workmanship. | Artistic Design creates a minimal visual display and exhibits excellent effort put into workmanship. |
| Theme of Choice | Excellent interpretation and illustration of the chosen theme. | Good interpretation and illustration of the chosen theme. | Average interpretation and illustration of the chosen theme. | Minimal interpretation and illustration of the chosen theme. |
| Craftsmanship | Materials and artwork create an excellent visual display and exhibit excellent effort put into craftsmanship. | Materials and artwork create a good visual display and exhibit excellent effort put into craftsmanship. | Materials and artwork create an average visual display and exhibit excellent effort put into craftsmanship. | Materials and artwork create a minimal visual display and exhibit excellent effort put into craftsmanship. |
| Contents and Organization | Content reflects an excellent degree of variety and organization that clearly shows multiple areas of individual and club activity. | Content reflects a good degree of variety and organization that clearly shows multiple areas of individual and club activity. | Content reflects an average degree of variety and organization that clearly shows multiple areas of individual and club activity. | Content reflects a minimal degree of variety and organization that clearly shows multiple areas of individual and club activity. |
| Creativity, Color, and Contrast | The design exhibits an excellent degree of student creativity with an excellent use of colors, textures, shapes, graphics and spacing. | The design exhibits a good degree of student creativity with an excellent use of colors, textures, shapes, graphics and spacing. | The design exhibits an average degree of student creativity with an excellent use of colors, textures, shapes, graphics and spacing. | The design exhibits a minimal degree of student creativity with an excellent use of colors, textures, shapes, graphics and spacing. |
| Deductions | This will be taken one time by the coordinator. | Did not follow competition guidelines -10 |
Portfolio Form
Print Portfolio Form and submit with entry.
*If only submitting entries virtually for a convention, the Portfolio Form will be submitted electronically.