Jackson HS Excels at FBLA State Conference 2014

Thirty-eight students and both junior high and high school adviser teams from Jackson High School Future Business Leaders of America attended the State Leadership Conference in Columbia, Missouri, on April 13-15, 2014.

FBLA is a career and technical student organization for all high school students participating in business programs. Over 3,760 members and advisers representing 450 chapters throughout the state met to elect state officers, transact business of the state chapter, participate in leadership and career workshops, and compete in the state leadership awards program. The 2014 conference was the largest conference in the event's 56 year history. Students compete at local and district levels before making it to the state conference, and Jackson was one of the largest delegations present at this year's SLC.

Melissa Stephens, Jackson High School FBLA President, was awarded the Joanne Newcomer FBLA Scholarship at the Monday session. Additionally, she was honored for achieving the America level for the FBLA Business Achievement Awards program and will represent the chapter at Nationals where she will receive her award. All first through third place winners also advance to the National Leadership Conference in Nashville June 29 through July 2, 2014.

Winners Qualifying for Nationals

Ian Roberts, 1st place--Web Site Design

Kate Harris, Hannah Gard, 2nd place--Business Financial Plan

Kunal Sutaria, Logan Bader, James Curtis Poore, 2nd place--Partnership with Business Project

Lucy Kunz, 3rd place--Business Communication

Other Winners

Melissa Stephens, 4th place--Electronic Career Portfolio

Melissa Stephens, 4th place--Future Business Leader

Caitlyn Palmer, Arthur Petzoldt, Alex Snyder, 4th place--Banking and Financial Systems

Cameron Tyler, 5th place--Public Speaking I

Melissa Stephens, 7th place--Who's Who in Missouri FBLA

Candace Hamlin, 7th place--Database Design & Applications

Arthur Petzoldt, 9th place--Accounting II