September Email
Welcome back, Region II!
I hope that your school year is off to a great start! Your Region II Vice President, Jennifer Espinoza, and I are very excited to kick off FBLA for the 2023-24 school year! This February you will be heading to Athens, WI for the 70th Regional Leadership Conference. Here are a few opportunities and resources available to your chapter as we start off the year:
Wisconsin Fall Leadership Conference: This year Wisconsin FBLA will be hosting the Wisconsin Fall Leadership Conference as an alternative to the National Fall Leadership Conference. The conference will be held at the Madison Marriott West in Middleton, WI on October 30-31st. Wisconsin FBLA members will have the opportunity to attend workshops and network with individuals from all over the state during this event. Registration for this conference will be $65. More information will be provided about this conference as it is finalized!
Competitive Event Guidelines: Wisconsin competitive event guidelines will be available for chapters in early October. In the meantime, as you start to discuss competitive events with your students, please refer to the National Guidelines. Here is the link to the 23-24 Topics. Here is the link to the WI Competitive Events Policies & Procedures Manual
Changes in Events:
Business Financial Plan is GONE
Financial Statement Analysis - Presentation NEW
Intro to Programming - Presentation NEW
Future Business Educator - Prejudged & Presentation NEW
Political Science is now known as Public Policy and Advocacy
Publication Design is now known as Visual Design
E-business is now known as Website Coding and Development
Business Ethics now requires a Business Synopsis at Regionals, State, & Nationals
Regional Websites: Please use the Wisconsin FBLA website for your primary needs. If you have Region 2 specific questions, you can use the Region 2 Website as a resource! This website will be updated throughout the year as more information about RLC becomes available.
Dressed to Impress: Start the new school year looking your best. FBLA is offering a scholarship to provide business attire for a member from each division (Middle School, High School, and Collegiate). Applications are open now and must be submitted before 11:59 PM on October 15th. Visit this link for the application.
Upcoming Deadlines
September 27th Summer Starter Submission Due in Connect
September 27th State Executive Council Informational Meeting @ 8:30 PM
October 13th Wisconsin State Executive Council Applications Due
October 13th WFLC Registration closes at 4:00 PM
State Officer Initiatives:
Chapter Visits
Would your chapter like to connect with the state officer team? Complete the State Officer Visit Form and we will connect a state officer with you and your chapter virtually or in-person.
WI FBLA State Officer Executive Council
Each State Executive Officer is accepting applications for council members. This is an opportunity for any WI FBLA members to get involved in the 23-24 FBLA year. Those interested in helping these officers can complete the application. Deadline for applications is Friday, October 13th, 2023.
In the past we had a way for chapters to submit a Member of the Month for outstanding accomplishments. This year we want to celebrate not only our members, but our Chapters and Advisers. Each month WI FBLA will recognize one in each category.
Your WI FBLA State Officers have created this toolkit to help chapters and members start thinking about the community service project your chapter will accomplish this year. Don’t forget there is a chapter competitive event for Community Service Project.
This summer your state officers worked on creating engaging videos to add to the WI FBLA YouTube Channel. Currently, Local Chapter Officer Training videos are being released on Instagram and will be uploaded to the YouTube channel in the Local Chapter Officer Training Playlist..
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions that you have about Wisconsin FBLA this year! I can be reached most easily via email at mmurkowski@athens1.org and Jennifer at region2vp@wifbla.org. We look forward to working with you and making the 2023-24 school year a great one for Region II FBLA!
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Michelle Murkowski
Business & Information Technology Education
FBLA Adviser
Athens High School