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FBLA stands out at Region 5 Leadership Conference.
By Dave Whitaker
Jan 29, 2020, 23:09

Bleckley County FBLA attended Region 5 Leadership Conference and competition January 24 at Central Georgia Technical College in Warner Robins. Members were involved in both the competition and presentation side. Maisilyn Corbin and Olivia Williams taught a workshop on Job Interview Skills. Amanda Kight, Cassidy Sanders, and Alexis Bowen taught a workshop dealing with Coping with Stress in the world of Academics and Business.



There were 67 students who competed in events, 39 finished in the top ten. Results are as follows.



Beau Williams- Database Design & Applications. First*



Tristin Adams- Banking & Financial Systems. First*



Sophia Bowling, Ashlynne Corbin, Susan Gareis,- Parliamentary Procedure Team. First*



Mai Lei Long, and Ivy Wynne
Ashlynne Corbin- Parliamentary Procedures Individual. First*



Maisilyn Corbin- Spreadsheet Applications. First*



Nicholas Gareis, Ivan Rizo, and Molly Sims- Global Business. Second
Emily Jones, Sophie Knight, and Cassidy Sanders- Hospitality Management. Second
Susan Gareis- Parliamentary Procedures Individual. Second*
Ty Cranford, Raleigh Hagler, & Lee Huckaby- Sports & Entertainment Management. Second
Cecilia Copeland- Computer Applications. Third*
Sophie Knight- Introduction to Business Communication. Third*
Nicholas Gareis & Dalton Shepard- Network Design. Third
Mai Lei Long- Parliamentary Procedures Individual. Third*
Lane Smith- Accounting. Fourth*
Cecilia Copeland & Crystal Perez- Graphic Design. Fourth
Elijah Smetzer & Tyler Smith- Management Information Systems. Fourth*
Ivy Wynne- Parliamentary Procedures Individual. Fourth*
Ty Cranford- Personal Finance. Fourth*
Elizabeth Powell- Word Processing. Fourth*
Victoria Decker & Amanda Kight - Broadcast Journalism. Fifth
Beau Williams- Business Calculations. Fifth*
Carson Berryhill, Juliet Cairney, & Naitik Patel- Entrepreneurship. Fifth
Tyler McDaniel- Introduction to Information Technology. Fifth*
Montana Bender, Elizabeth Powell, and Mallory Sears.- Marketing. Fifth
Sophia Bowling & Timarco Ross - Network Design. Fifth

(*) indicates event qualified for state.



The FBLA state leadership conference and competition will be March 19-22 in Atlanta. It will have state qualifiers as well as students who wish to compete in open events.


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