FBLA District Competition

from Sponsor Scott Daly

On Friday the 15th, the area schools met in Westran to compete in the Future Business Leaders of America district competition. 20 schools were represented and they ranged from small schools to large schools and career/technical training centers. Our Hallsville students took online tests before the competition date and then some performed in speaking events in front of judges on Friday.

We are proud to announce that Hallsville took 3rd place overall and we are sending the largest group onto the state level competition in the past decade. The top 2 in online tests and only the top 1 in performance events are allowed to advance to the next level, but all of the participants contributed to our great team score.

Below are a list of those students who placed in the top 5 of their event and were awarded a certificate or medal.

5th place Business Communications-Zach Bequette

5th place Business Law-Zach Bequette

4th place Intro to Technology Concepts-Peyton Bowman

4th place Public Speaking I-Kylie Bonnes

4th place Business Calculations-Tonia Bartlett

4th place Hospitality Management-Makayla Crouch

3rd place Emerging Business Issues Team-Tonia Bartlett, Justin Crum, and Hassan El-Kurbu

3rd place Help Desk-Nick Putting

3rd place Personal Finance-Justin Crum

2nd place Banking and Financial Team-Zach Bequette, Makinna Loethen, and Britanny Wise

2nd place Global Business Team-Ashlynn Loethen, Makinna Loethen, and Emily Sayre

2nd place Job Interview-Tonia Bartlett

The students listed below will have an opportunity to represent Hallsville at the state competition. Wish them good luck and remind them to study!!

2nd place Business Calculations-Justin Crum

2nd place Computer Problem Solving-Nick Putting

2nd place Hospitality Management-Hailey Ketchum

2nd place Technology Concepts-Makayla Crouch

2nd place Networking Concepts-Nick Putting

1st place Business Procedures-Makayla Crouch

1st place Cyber Security-Nick Putting

1st place Economics-Zach Bequette

1st place Entrepreneurship-Justin Crum, Hailey Ketchum, and Makinna Loethen

1st place Management Decision Making Team-Jacob Griffin, Tonia Bartlett, and Zach Bequette

1st place Future Business Leader-Hailey Ketchum

We are very proud of the hard work our students put into being successful and competitive. Thank you to all of the teachers and parents who have helped develop these talented individuals.

Marci Wilburn and Scott Daly

FBLA Advisors