FBLA is the largest business Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) in the world! Each year, FBLA helps over 230,000 members prepare for careers in business.

FBLA's Mission
FBLA inspires and prepares students to become community-mined business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences.

Lincoln Southwest FBLA was established when the school opened in the fall of 2002. Members of our chapter spend their time each school year focusing a majority of their time and efforts on two areas: Community Service & Competition

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Every year, as part of both State and National initiatives, Southwest FBLA members work on various projects in an effort to help serve the community of Lincoln.

• ANNUAL FOOD BLITZ - This year was our 13th Annual Food Blitz (held on November 8th). Over the course of the 13 years of this event we have had students from all eight high schools participate at one time or another. This year, was another city-wide effort with FBLA & DECA chapters from LSW, LSE, LSB, East, LNE, and LNS all participating. We were at various Super Saver & Russ's locations across town.

  • Lincoln Students in Lincoln Owned Stores collecting food for Lincoln Residents in need

  • Our 13th Annual Event was our largest one ever with over 12,000 pounds of food gathered in just four hours!

  • Over the history of this event LPS CTSO students have collected over 83,000 pounds of food for the People's City Mission!!

• PURPLE TIE AFFAIR - 2022 was the last time we hosted this event. "The Purple Tie Affair: A Dinner & Silent Auction" has been hosted four times in our chapter's history bringing in a combined total of over $11,000 for March of Dimes. 

• PARK CLEAN-UPS - On a little smaller scale from the two events listed above, our students also go out to a local park each year and pick up trash. This year we went to Holmes Lake on September 27th to pick up trash and then went to Culver's afterwards for a post-event social.

• RETIREMENT HOME - Our CSO, Addi, is currently reaching out to retirement homes to line-up a way for our chapter to work with retirees in conjunction with our new national philanthropic partner, The Alzheimer's Association.

• STAFF THANK YOU CARDS - A tradition that has been around longer than our current adviser, every November our members sign and then add candy to a thank you card to every staff member in the building.

COMPETITION
Starting in September of every school year, our members meet every Tuesday night (except finals weeks and holidays) to prepare for competition. Our members compete in 2-3 college business competitions each year as well as the State Leadership Conference each April.

Our chapter has been very successful in competition as we have qualified members for the National Leadership Conference 16 of the past 17 years (and a total of 17 times total in the school's history). We have had members place in the Top 10 at Nationals nine times!!

As our adviser, Mr. Hinrichs, slowly gets this site built you will be able to see more about our accomplishments under the "Legacy of Success" page linked at the top.

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
You can keep up with all that we do year round by following our social media accounts:

• INSTAGRAM

• FACEBOOK