Club Trading Pin
Club Trading Pin is a fun and innovative way to represent your club’s achievement, character, and leadership. Likewise, the Club Trading Pin can uniquely share more about your club and its service. This competition is open to all clubs. Be creative and submit your one-of-a-kind Club Trading Pin for judging. During the award presentation, plaques will be awarded to the top Club Trading Pin entries.
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Elementary Betas are eligible to compete in Elementary competitions only.
Junior Betas are eligible to compete in Junior competitions only.
Senior Betas are eligible to compete in Senior competitions only.
Beginning this convention year, ribbons will no longer be placed on winning entries.
**A club/school may not submit the same entry for competititon in different divisions (EL, JR, SR).
Please do not include any photo books, posters, albums, displays, etc. detailing the creation of the entry.
Competition Guidelines
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The Club Trading Pin must adhere to the convention theme - Radiate and must include the year 2024-2025 somewhere in the design.
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Club Trading Pins may promote your club, but must not have reference to or promote any candidate for office.
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Must be commercially reproduced; pin may have dangles, light up elements, moving parts, etc.
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At the designated time, clubs will submit one pin for judging. (No interviews)
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This competition is open to all the clubs and recognition will be given to the top entries.
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A completed Club Trading Pin Form should be attached to project. (No interviews)
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The pin should be attached to the form. No other displays allowed.
Educational Connections
- Visual Arts Elements and Standards
- Creativity and Innovation
- Use of Artistic Media
- Critical Thinking
How to Enter
- Visit https://www.betaclub.org/events/conventions and follow directions.
- Register students and then select competitions to enter.
- Check the students that will participate in this competition.
National Eligibility
N/A
Judging Criteria
| Club Trading Pin | 16-20 | 11-15 | 6-10 | 1-5 | |||
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| Interpretation and Illustration of Theme/Year | Excellent interpretation and illustration of the theme and incorporation of the year. | Good interpretation and illustration of the theme and/or incorporation of the year. | Average interpretation and illustration of the theme and/or incorporation of the year. | Minimal interpretation and illustration of the theme and/or incorporation of the year. | |||
| Artistic Design | The pin creates an excellent visual display of artistic design. | The pin creates a good visual display of artistic design. | The pin creates an average visual display of artistic design. | The pin creates a minimal visual display of artistic design. | |||
| Orginality of Concept Design | The pin reflects an excellent degree of originality of concept design. | The pin reflects a good degree of originality of concept design. | The pin reflects an average degree of originality of concept design. | The pin reflects a minimal degree of originality of concept design. | |||
| Creativity, Color, and Contrast | The pin exhibits an excellent degree of creativity with the use of colors, textures, shapes, graphics, spacing and enhancements. | The pin exhibits a good degree of creativity with the use of colors, textures, shapes, graphics, spacing and enhancements. | The pin exhibits an average degree of creativity with the use of colors, textures, shapes, graphics, spacing and enhancements. | The pin exhibits a minimal degree of creativity with the use of colors, textures, shapes, graphics, spacing and enhancements. | |||
| Complexity of Design | The pin reflects excellent complexity in the design. | The pin reflects good complexity in the design. | The pin reflects average complexity in the design. | The pin reflects minimal complexity in the design. | Did not follow competition guidelines -10 |
Club Trading Pin Form
Please note: this form must be printed, completed, and submitted with your entry.
View all competition forms and download here.
Preferred Vendor
We have partnered with TJM Promos, Inc, and TradingPinsDirect.com as our preferred trading pin vendor! Trading Pins Direct offers discounted pricing on orders when you order through this link.