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FBLA Students Head to State Conference

Published February 18, 2016

Future Business Leaders of America students at Centennial High will soon be headed to the State Leadership Conference thanks to their efforts at the regional conference on February 12.

The top five finishers advance to the state conference, held April 10-13 in Chattanooga. The top finishers at state will advance to nationals, held in Atlanta, Georgia, June 29-July 2. In addition to the accomplishments listed below, CHS junior Anju Sharma was elected to the office of FBLA Region 4 President.

Congratulations to the following students:

First Place:

  • Leilani De Ruvo: Business Calculations
  • Blake Lawrence: Insurance and Risk Management
  • Matthew Vandawater: Business Law
  • Nicole Zeller: Securities and Investments
  • Kyle Brennan, Noah Hawks and Steven Piggott: Sports and Entertainment Management (Team #1)
  • Colton Carnahan and Ian Johnson: Management Decision Making (Team #3)
  • Rachel Fisher and Gunnar Greathouse: Marketing (Team #1)
  • Tavion Fleming, Bradley Walker and Tony Wall: Global Business (Team #1)

Second Place:

  • Benjamin Effinger: Job Interview
  • Alexa Christensen and Kate Tribble: Entrepreneurship (Team #1)
  • Emelyn Cook and Lauren Johnson: Marketing (Team #2)
  • Nicole Fisher and Kasey Lyle: Hospitality Management (Team #1)
  • Ryan Harris and John Marshall: Management Decision Making (Team #1)

Third Place:

  • Matthew Conlan: Personal Finance
  • Aaron Dittmer: Securities and Investments
  • Sterling Evans: Introduction to Business
  • Samantha Snyder and Anna Yurashus: Hospitality Management (Team #2)

Fourth Place:

  • Luc Raucoules and Michael Zarr: Management Decision Making (Team #2)

Fifth Place:

  • Brandon Seymour: Business Law
  • Christian Sponsel and Ryan Staples: Sports and Entertainment Management (Team #2)