Erath produces large number of state/national Jr. and Sr. Beta officers

With the recent Jr. Beta State Presidential win for Erath Middle student John Michael Shiner this past spring, it was noted that Erath has had an extraordinary number of students between Erath High and Erath Middle who have served as officers for the state and/or national Jr. and Sr. Beta clubs.
Between both Erath clubs which spans a twenty seven year run, twenty-six students have served as state Sr. Beta and Jr. Beta officers with the group holding an impressive thirty-five titles.
The journey began back in the spring of 1979, with the Jill Hebert (Lemaire) winning the Erath school, their first state title. While most served just one year, there were several who did several more than once between the two clubs. Dual or triples roles include six students. Jeri Landry (Theunissen) served as Jr. Beta President in 1984-85 and Sr. Beta President in 1987-1988. In 1997-1998, Jennifer Drott (Leger) an Erath Middle student served in two capacities as State Jr. Beta President and National Jr. Beta President. Drott-Leger was the first in the town of Erath to make it at the National level. On the cusp of Leger’s win, Erath High student Jade Nunez moved forward as the State and National Sr. Beta President in 1998-1999. A couple of years later, in 2000-2001 Chandra Comeaux (Breaux) then followed as State Jr. Beta President and National Jr. Beta President.
A few years later, cousins Lauren Lange and Ryan Poche’ would each serve three offices. Lauren Lange was the State Jr. Beta President in 2005-2006, then in 2009-2010, she served as the State Sr. Beta Secretary and the National Sr. Beta Secretary, too. Ryan Poche’ was the 2nd person to serve three roles. He was elected as the State Jr. Beta President in 2007-2008 and in 2011-2012, he served the dual roles as State Sr. Beta President, as well as holding the National Presidential office.
Erath has had five students to serve at the National level for each club. Jennifer Drott (Leger) and Chandra Comeaux (Breaux) both served as National Jr. Beta President. While Jade Nunez and Ryan Poche’ each served as the National Sr. Beta President. The fifth is Lauren Lange, who served as the National Sr. Beta Secretary.
There were three years when one Erath Middle student and one Erath High student served as state officers simultaneously. Those include Jeanne Domingues (Turner), the1987-1988 Erath Middle student who served as Louisiana Jr. Beta President and Jeri Landry (Theunissen) who served as Sr. Beta State President. Another similar occurrence was in 2005-2006 when Lauren Lange served as the Jr. Beta State President and Hoyt Henry served as the Sr. Beta State President. Yet again in 2015-2016, it happened when Kelbi LaShare served as State Jr. Beta President, while Malory Savoie served as the Louisiana Sr. Beta Secretary.
When you look at the odds of a small community of 2100 residents holding that many state and/or national titles in the prestigious Beta and Jr. Beta clubs, it is obvious that this has definitely become a unique legacy for the community.