Clarkson-Leigh FBLA Makes Name at State
The Clarkson-Leigh FBLA chapter attended state leadership conference on Thursday April 4, 2019 through Saturday April 6, 2019. FBLA is an organization that helps future business leaders learn skills and techniques to run successful businesses and give all students a chance to compete for a spot at nationals. This year the Clarkson-Leigh chapter took 16 members and 2 advisors.
The opening ceremony began on Thursday at 1:00. The attendees listened to a speaker by the name of Holly Hoffman from the popular television show Survivor. This year's theme at FBLA was create, lead, and inspire. Students competed in events on Thursday evening and Friday all day. At the second general session on Friday April 5, 2019, honorable mention awards were given to those that placed 9th through 20th. Noah Holoubek received honorable mention in Database Design and Application and Emily Loseke received honorable mention in Advertising.
The Clarkson-Leigh FBLA chapter also received recognition for their contribution to the March of Dimes Organization. March of Dimes is an organization that supports premature babies and their mothers. Clarkson-Leigh received 3rd place out of every chapter raising $846.01. They also received the Triangle of Excellence Award over every other chapter by writing articles to describe their contributions.
Saturday was the big day for awards that would determine who went to Nationals. We had many people qualify. In order to qualify you had to get 3rd or higher out of the 8 on stage. Kaegan Held, Sara McEvoy, and Paige Moore earned 3rd in Graphic Design. Noah Holoubek earned 7th in Cyber Security, 2nd in Introduction to Information Technology, and both him and Mitchel Beeson earned 1st in Mobile Application Development. Emily Loseke got 6th in Help Desk.
Nationals are being held in San Antonio, Texas from June 28-July 2, 2019. Kaegan Held, Sara McEvoy, Paige Moore, Noah Holoubek, and Mitchel Beeson will be attending Nationals this summer.