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2024-2025 Reflections

​We had an eventful year full of activities. We kept careful records and submitted by deadlines to earn 2 badges as a Champion Chapter to earn Bronze Status. We partnered with Danone International to provide volunteers for their Halloween Event and Photos with Santa. Four members delivered crafts to residents at Bridgewater Retirement Community in December. Spring semester brought lots of snow and ice which affected our plans for FBLA Week. FBLA Week activities included goody bags for members, daily trivia questions, and we paired with FCCLA to provide a staff breakfast. Six members competed in regional events, and three of them attended the State Leadership Conference in Reston, VA in April. 

2024-2025 Officer Team

• Co-Presidents: Riley Kent (Class of 2026) and Amulek Lagos (Class of 2026)

• Secretary: Rachel Bast (Class of 2025)

• Reporter: Olivia Newman (Class of 2025)

• Historian: Daisy Thornton (Class of 2025)

• Treasurer: Keaton Branch (Class of 2028)

2024-2025 Activities

July-August 2024

• Officers attend FDHS Student Leadership Retreat 

• Officers work with advisers to develop Program of Work for 2023-2024

• Officers recruit new members (9th grade Orientation + Club Fair)

• Officers conduct first meeting of the year with Beach Ball Introduction and team Debate activities

September 2024

• New members paid $14 dues

• Members heard from JMU Admissions Rep about Tips for College Applications

October 2024

• Members volunteered to help with Halloween games, prizes, and treats at Danone

• Members played Snake Oil in teams during monthly meeting

• Members played basketball and distributed treats at Trunk or Treat at the Government Center in Verona

November 2024

• Members created paper snowflakes

• Members assisted with Thanksgiving Meal packing and delivery (school-wide project)

December 2024

• Members delivered snowflake crafts to elderly residents at Bridgewater Retirement Community

• Members assisted with Pictures with Santa at Danone in Mt. Crawford

January 2025

• Members prepare for regional competitions

February 2025

• Celebrated FBLA Week with Daily Trivia Questions and Served Breakfast to Faculty-Staff with FCCLA.

• Club Day cancelled due to snow days

March 2025

• Five members competed at Regionals at Shenandoah University; with two students advancing to state competition

• Members enjoyed hearing from FDHS Alumni Class of 2024 on their college experiences and reflections/advice

April 2025

• Three students traveled to Reston, VA to attend the FBLA State Leadership Conference

• Senior officers recognized with blue and gold cords for graduation

• End-of-the-year chapter meeting with cake and team pictionary game

May 2025

• Chapter recognized for achieving Bronze Status in Champion Chapter Program

2023-2024 Reflections

​We had an eventful year full of activities. We kept careful records and submitted by deadlines to earn 4 badges as a Champion Chapter. We kicked off the year attending our first State Fall Leadership Conference in Colonial Williamsburg. We partnered with Danone International to provide volunteers for their Halloween Event and Photos with Santa. Five members competed in regional events, with one eligible to compete at states. 

2023-2024 Officer Team

• Co-Presidents: Brogan Cash (Class of 2024) and Amulek Lagos (Class of 2026)

• Vice President: Riley Kent (Class of 2026)

• Secretary/Treasurer: Deep Raval (Class of 2024)

2023-2024 Activities

August 2023

• Officers attend FDHS Student Leadership Retreat 

• Officers work with advisers to develop Program of Work for 2023-2024

• Officers recruit new members (9th grade Orientation + Club Fair)

September 2023

• New members paid $14 dues

• Officers conducted first meeting of the year with Candy Introductions, Business Trivia Game

• One officer attended Learn to Lead (VA FBLA Fall Leadership Conference in Williamsburg

October 2023

• Members volunteered at Danone Family Halloween Event 

• Minute-to-Win-It Games + Yearbook Pictures during Club Day

• Members attended FBLA XChange at JMU and presented elevator pitch

November 2023

• American Enterprise Day - Guest Speaker from Dynamic Aviation

• Members in regional speaking events prepared & rehearsed for competitions

• Members assist with delivery of Thanksgiving meals to local needy families

December 2023

• (no monthly meeting due to testing/exams)

• Members volunteered at Danone Family Christmas Event

January 2024

• (no monthly meeting; cancelled due to snow days)

• Officers planned activities for FBLA Week

• Members prepared for regional competitions

February 2024

• Regional Competitions at Shenandoah Univ in Winchester

• FBLA Week Activities

  • Collect donations of personal care items for WARM Shelter

  • Daily Trivia Questions 

  • Member Appreciation Day

  • Create Cards during Club Day for Teacher Appreciation Day

  • Pajama Day (Dress Like a Professional who Works Remotely from Home)

  • Neon Day (to support FCCLA's Anti-Bullying Campaign)

March 2024

• Alumni Day

• Rehearse Speech for State Leadership Conference

April 2024

• Attend State Leadership Conference in Reston, VA

• Recognize Senior Members during last Club Day

2022-2023 Reflections

​Our school year felt more normal, with no masks required and meetings held during seven regular monthly club days. Our membership increased (34 members) and we enjoyed many activities. The national office established new branding, with a new logo and emblem. Our chapter earned badges as a Champion Chapter, which was a new program by the national office. Three students competed and placed at regionals. The State Leadership Conference was held during our Spring Break and no students were able to attend this year.

2022-2023 Officer Team

• Co-Presidents: Holden Crouse & A.K. Hayes (Class of 2023)

• Vice President: Emma Rudolph (Class of 2023)

• Secretary/Reporter: Payton Miller (Class of 2025)

• Treasurer/Historian: Amulek Lagos (Class of 2026)

2022-2023 Activities

August 2022

• Officers work with advisers to develop Program of Work for 2022-2023

• Officers recruit new members (9th grade Orientation + Club Fair)

• National FBLA Office shares new branding with new FBLA Logo;
  New t-shirts for officers and advisers

• FDHS FBLA Co-Presidents lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the Augusta County Board of Supervisors meeting on August 24.

September 2022

• Members pay dues to attend first meeting

• Guest Speaker, Mr. Jason Gochenour of JMU Admissions, provides insight to college admissions process, September 21

October 2022

• Shenandoah FBLA Regional Fall Retreat, at the 4H Center in Front Royal, VA on October 1

• FBLA XChange Workshop at JMU, October 11

• Members played Accounting Nightmare team math challenge during chapter meeting

• Volunteer at Danone Halloween Event, October 19

November 2022

• Members read books to 1st graders at CLES, November 14

• Members made crafts with pipe cleaners, November 16

• Members delivered crafts to residents at Bridgewater Retirement Community, November 29

December 2022

• Regional Public Speaking Events were held in Winchester at American Woodmark (we traveled with SMS FBLA adviser + 2 students) and we attended leadership workshops

  • Two members competed and placed as finalists in Client Service & Intro to Public Speaking

• Volunteer at Danone Photos with Santa Event, December 10

January 2023

• During FBLA meeting on Club Day, members worked in teams to develop and present Elevator Pitches on their choices of FBLA Swag 

February 2023

• Members competed in several Minute to Win It team-building activities during meeting

• Two members attended Regional Leadership Conference at Shenandoah University

  • A. Hayes, 1st place in Client Service

  • H. Crouse, 3rd place in Personal Finance;
    and 3rd place in Sports & Entertainment Management

  • A. Lagos, 3rd place in Intro to Public Speaking

March 2023

• Members heard local youtubers' success story (equinehelper.com)

April 2023

• Members celebrated and recognized senior members with cake and team pictionary games

​We returned to school 5-days a week with masks required in Fall 2021. Mrs. Yeager moved to East Rock HS in RCPS, we welcomed Mr. Denlinger as a new business teacher. In spite of no regular traditional monthly club days, we were able to increase membership (26 members) and participation, as we held six monthly meetings during a modified activity schedule during teacher planning periods. Masks became optional in the middle of second semester; regional and state events returned to 'normal' as in-person conferences with virtual options. The State Leadership Conference was held during our Spring Break and no students were able to attend this year.

2021-2022 Officer Team

• Ellie Cook (Class of 2023) & Martha Lambert (Class of 2024), Co-Presidents
• D.J. Conklin (Class of 2022), Secretary/Reporter
• Holden Crouse (Class of 2023), Treasurer/Historian

• Officers attend Leadership Seminar
• Officers develop plans for activities
• Officers update board for Club Fair display
• (Club Fair cancelled)
• Students sign up for clubs using Form on Canvas

• (Club Day cancelled)

• Members attend FBLA XChange Conference at JMU
• Introductory/Team-building activities during first meeting

• Members created reindeer crafts from clothespins
• Members delivered reindeer crafts to residents at Bridgewater Retirement Community

• Members participated in Business-Topic Taboo game
• Competitors began practicing for regional events

• FBLA Week Celebrations included Member & Teacher Appreciation Days; Community Service Day (donations made to local food pantry); Dress like a Business Professional Working from Home (PJ Day); and FBLA Spirit Day
• CTE Month promotions on daily announcements
• Competitors in regional events completed online testing

• Guest Speaker from JMU's HR Dept provided advice on job application and interview process
• Members attended Shenandoah Region Spring Leadership Conference at Sherando High School
• Two students placed in their events at regionals:
  • H. Crouse, 3rd place in Sports & Entertainment Management
  • B. Wagner, 2nd place in Spreadsheet Applications

• Volunteered at the Frontier Culture Museum’s reading event for elementary students
• End-of-the-year celebration to recognize senior officer + senior members
• Recruited officers for 2022-2023

In 2019-2020, our chapter had 19 members. Our creative officer team conducted several interactive activities during our monthly meetings. We were pleased to have our regional and state presidents join us in November for a special combined meeting with the SMS FBLA chapter.

2019-2020 Officer Team

• Co-Presidents: Chloe Bruce & Jaiden Carderelli (Class of 2020)

• Vice President: Anna McLean (Class of 2021)

• Secretary: Katie Massengill (Class of 2021)

One day after three members competed at regionals, our schools were closed for the remainder of the year due to COVID-19. Therefore we did not attend the state conference.

• Leadership Workshop for Officers
• Club Fair during Camp Totem for Rising 9th graders

• Club Fair during alternate schedule
• Introductory and Team-building Activities during first meeting (Skittles Intro, Human Bingo, and Group Debate)

• Adviser Training at MTC
• Chapter Meeting with presentation by Marketing Professional
• FBLA XChange at JMU

• Fall Regional Leadership Conference at 4H Center in Front Royal
• Made Halloween crafts & delivered to residents at Bridgewater Retirement Community.

• Program by Regional President Lydia Craig & State President Natalie Youngblood during our meeting
• Assist with delivery of Thanksgiving Meals (SCA Project)

• Officers attended Regional Dinner Meeting at Union Station in Harrisonburg

• Members encouraged to compete in events
• Members created cards for FBLA Week's Teacher Appreciation Day

• Celebrated CTE Month & FBLA Week
• Valentines created and and delivered to residents at Bridgewater Retirement Community
• Club Picture Day

• Regional Competitions
  • 5 members competed in events
  • 3 members attended Shenandoah Regional Spring Leadership Conference at Lord Fairfax Community College
  • 1 member placed First in Impromptu Speaking event
• Schools closed for remainder of year due to COVID-19

• State Leadership Conference cancelled due to COVID-19

• Long-term senior members + officers recognized at graduation with blue and gold cords (small-group ceremony held in FDHS Auditorium)

In 2018-2019 our chapter had 15 members. Five members competed at regionals, with two advancing to state competition. At the State Leadership Conference in April, one student placed 4th in the Computer Problem Solving Skills event.

2018-2019 Officers

• Caleb Protil, President (Class of 2019)

• Parth Raval, Vice President (Class of 2019)

• Brantley Harrell, Secretary (Class of 2020)

• Cara Landes, Treasurer/Historian (Class of 2020)

A Year in Review of 2018-2019

• Club Fair during Camp Totem
• Club Fair during first club day
• Team-building Activity with beach ball questions

• Dues Collected; Roster finalized
• DCCU Branch Manager and FDHS graduate spoke about her role

• Startup Experience (Entrepreneur Workshop)
• Homecoming Lip Dub
• Guest speaker CPA from Brown Edwards spoke about careers in Accounting

• Assisted with Thanksgiving Meal Delivery
• Officers attended regional officer dinner at Union Station
• Created Christmas crafts for Bridgewater Retirement Community

• Delivered crafts to residents at Bridgewater Retirement
• No club day scheduled

• Client Service Skit to promote competitive events
• Members prepared for regional competitions

• Celebrated FBLA Week February 4-8
  • Monday: Member Appreciation Day
  • Tuesday: Teacher Appreciation Day 
  • Wednesday: Community Service Day (Hat Day for those donating to Bethany UMC Food Pantry)
• Created and Mailed Valentines to Bridgewater Retirement 
• Online events completed for regional competitions

• Five members competed at Regional Spring Leadership Conference on March 2 at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown
  • Four students placed in their events
• Members heard about preparing for Job Interview Process by JMU's HR director

• Two students attended the State Leadership Conference in Reston
  • One placed 4th in the State for Computer Problem Solving!
• Students celebrated successes of senior members and demonstrate communication/drawing skills in annual Pictionary tournament.

In 2017-2018 our chapter had a slight increase in membership. We also had recognition at the State Leadership Conference in April, with a 4th place winner in Spreadsheet Application.

2017-2018 Officers

• Co-Presidents, Rian Lipinski (Class of 2018) & Madeleine Powell (Class of 2018)

• Vice President, Parth Raval (Class of 2019)

• Secretary/Reporter, Brantley Harrell (Class of 2020)

• Treasurer, Gwen Ragland (Class of 2019)

2017-2018 Activities

• Club Fair during Camp Totem
• Club Fair during first club day

• Dues Collected; Roster finalized
• Donated/Delivered treats to First Responders 
• Time Management activity during club day meeting

• Attended Regional Fall Leadership Conference, Front Royal
• Speaker from JMU Admissions during club day meeting

• Assisted with Thanksgiving Meal Delivery
• Created Christmas crafts for Bridgewater Retirement Community

• Delivered crafts to residents at Bridgewater Retirement
• No club day scheduled

• Officers attended Regional Officer Dinner in Harrisonburg
• Co-Presidents attended meeting with FDHS Administration
• Members prepared for regional competitions

• Celebrated FBLA Week February 5-9
  • Monday: Member Appreciation Day
  • Tuesday: Teacher Appreciation Day 
  • Wednesday: Community Service Day (Hat Day for those donating to Bethany UMC Food Pantry)
  • Thursday: Wore FBLA gear or Blue & Gold
  • Friday: Social Activity 
• Created and Delivered Valentines to Bridgewater Retirement 
• Online events completed for regional competitions

• Five members competed at Regional Spring Leadership Conference on March 10 at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown
  • Three students placed in their events
• Members heard about Core Values in Business by local businessman and Fort Alum, Mr. Dick Halterman

• Students celebrated successes of senior members and demonstrate communication/drawing skills in annual Pictionary tournament.
• One student attended the State Leadership Conference in Reston and placed 4th in the State for Spreadsheet Application!