More than 8,500 of America’s best and brightest high school students traveled to the Windy City to Step Up to the Challenge as they showcased their talents as future business leaders and vied for the opportunity to win more than $175,000 in cash awards.
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL), held its FBLA National Leadership Conference in Chicago on June 29th to July 2nd. Participants from across the United States attended this exciting conference to enhance their business skills, expand their networks, and participate in more than 55 business and business-related competitive events.
Opening ceremonies were held at the McCormick Place Convention Center. John Beede was the motivational speaker at the ceremonies and delivered an exhilarating beginning for the conference. During the conference members of the Houston County High School FBLA chapter, Michael and Patrick prepared for testing while State Adviser; Mrs. Sheila Jones and Georgia State Secretary; Nivedha Soundappan attended training and meetings for most of the day.
Michael competed in Introduction to Information Technology, Block competed in Computer Problem Solving and Nivedha competed as a member of the Global Business team. During the conference, Jose’ Espinel from Georgia was elected the National President for FBLA.
There were over 300 competitors with over 70 winners from Georgia! Michael from Houston County High received national recognition at the FBLA Awards of Excellence Program on July 2 earning 8th place in Introduction to Information Technology. Congratulations to all the competitors from Houston County. Georgia FBLA is looking forward to the upcoming NLC in Atlanta the summer of 2016.
