The Menchville FBLA club attended a conference on March 2, bringing home several awards in the process.

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) combines public education for middle and high school students with business leadership for the future through leadership and career development programs. This organization is the largest business-based student program in operation. Members of FBLA can participate in Business Achievement Awards (BAA) conferences to collect accomplishments to create an outstanding business image early in life. These conferences also instill responsibility and lay the foundation for students’ future business models. Nine of the Twenty Menchville students in FBLA recently attended an award conference, where many received awards for online tests administered before the conference:

Stuart Paine- 1st place political science

Abran Velazquez- 1st place intro to FBLA

Hannah Borczynski- 1st place for insurance and risk management

Ethan Matthews- 1st in economics

Michael Garrett- 2nd in securities and investments

Haleigh Wagenfer- 2nd in intro to business

Samantha Carlton- 2nd in insurance and risk management

Candice Jackson and Jayla McCoy- 2nd place in hospitality management

Sara Roberts- 2nd in business calculations

Mark Gosser and Alondra Rivera-Pena- 2nd place in banking and financial systems

Laura Reid- 3rd place in personal finance

Kennedy Ramsey- 3rd place for healthcare

Jacob Borgeson- 3rd organizational leadership

Samantha Carlton, president of the club, said that the competition was filled with many interesting questions that were fun to answer. She also said there were some situationally tricky questions that they were asked, but were able to overcome to earn top awards.

FBLA is a club for those who want to learn about the future of business in America, and for those who enjoy a learning experience on a situational level. FBLA is always looking for new members to join, and would love new faces to prepare to be the future business leaders of America. Membership is ten dollars and you must be enrolled in a business and information technology class to enroll.