4/5/2023 SLC

Kearney High School FBLA Recognized with Top Honors
at FBLA State Leadership Conference

Kearney, NE, April 5, 2023—Nebraska’s best and brightest high school students competed at the Nebraska Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference. They showcased their talents as future business leaders and vied for the opportunity to represent Nebraska at the National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, GA this summer.

Nebraska Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), held its State Leadership Conference in Kearney on April 3-5. Participants from across Nebraska attended this exciting conference to enhance their business skills, expand their networks, and participate in more than 70 business and business-related competitive events.

The Kearney High School Chapter of FBLA was recognized for earning the Gold Seal Award of Merit and earning a Sweepstakes Award. The Gold Seal Award of Merit recognizes the top chapters within each state. Kearney is one of the top chapters in Nebraska. The chapter was also recognized for completing the Connect to Business project, Feed Nebraska project, Go Green project, iGive project, Spark Your Legacy Project, and StepUp2Tech project. The chapter was recognized for contributing to March of Dimes and a VIP contribution to Nebraska FBLA Foundation Trust. These awards and recognitions required all members to participate in some way throughout the year. There are 17 members in the Kearney High School chapter this year.

Individual and team awards include.

·       4th Place Word Processing – Winston Chu

·       5th Place Sports & Entertainment Management – Brodie McConville & Lincoln Sanny

·       6th Place Advertising – Brodie McConville

·       6th Place International Business – Carter Cochran & Winston Chu

·       8th Place Accounting II – Winston Chu

·       7th Place Entrepreneurship – Kaden Holt

·       8th Place Health Care Administration – Carter Cochran

·       8th Place Impromptu Speaking – Lincoln Sanny

·       8th Place Local Chapter Annual Business Report – Carter Cochran, Winston Chu, Lincoln Sanny

·       8th Place Supply Chain Management – Olivia Paysen

·       Honorable Mention Introduction to FBLA – Izzy Taillon

·       Honorable Mention Journalism – Lincoln Sanny

·       Honorable Mention Political Science – Carter Cochran

·       Honorable Mention Spreadsheet Applications – Winston Chu

·       Who’s Who in Nebraska FBLA – Winston Chu

·       20 years as an FBLA Adviser – Mrs. Tennille Allison

The chapter was also able to recognize Joseph Cochran of NebraskaLand Bank as a Local Businessperson of the Year. Mr. Cochran is a great supporter of Nebraska and specifically Kearney FBLA. The chapter appreciates his continued support.

The awards are part of a comprehensive national competitive events program sponsored by FBLA that recognizes and rewards excellence in a broad range of business and career-related areas. For many students, the competitive events are the capstone activity of their academic careers. In addition to the competitions, students attended educational workshops, networked with students from across the state, and attended a motivational keynote.

About FBLA Inc.

Future Business Leaders of America, Inc., the largest and oldest student business organization, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education association with a quarter million members and advisers in over 6,500 active middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Its mission is to inspire and prepare students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. The association is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. For more information, visit fbla-pbl.org or nebraskafbla.org