15 Carson High FBLA students qualify for nationals

More than 48 Carson High School Future Business Leaders of America students attended the state conference in Sparks recently.

Of those, 38 earned 74 “top 10” placements in 30 events. Additionally, three CHS FBLA students took state with first-place finishes and 15 qualified for the National Business Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla. in June.

State champions include Eva Lindbloom in Future Business Educator, McKenzie Merrell in Public Service Announcement and Kennedy Nolan in Introduction to Business Presentation.

Additionally, Kyle Allen was elected as Northern Region Vice President for Nevada FBLA; McKenzie Merrell and Sophia Nguyen earned National Business Honor Roll Recognitions; McKenzie Merrell, Nasia Perkins and Sophia Nguyen also earned the Erin Hackmen Travel Scholarship. Carson High School Marketing Teacher Cody Downing was named Advisor of the Year for Nevada and Carson High Vice Principal Josh Billings was named Administrator of the Year for Nevada.

Finally, Carson High FBLA received the Gold Seal Chapter Award, which recognizes outstanding local chapters that have actively participated in projects and programs identified with the goals of FBLA. Active local chapters much be nominated by the State Leader of FBLA. Each state may select only two chapters for this award.

Students who earned top 10 placements:

• Kyle Allen, fifth place in Parliamentary Procedure (Team 1) and eighth place in Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure Obj. Test.
• Eric Billings, ninth place in Supply Chain Management Obj. Test and ninth place in Sports and Entertainment Mgt. (Team).
• Sadie Brown, fifth place in Introduction to Event Planning (Team 2).
• Oscar Castellanos, seventh place in Website Design (Team).
• Viviana Castro, fifth place in Parliamentary Procedure (Team 1), seventh place in Public Policy & Advocacy, ninth place in Impromptu Speaking and 10th place in Business Law Obj. Test.
• Elizabeth Dao, seventh place in Introduction to Event Planning (Team 1) and 10th place in Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure.
• Chelsea Empeno, National Qualifier and third place in Sales Presentation (Team), National Qualifier and third place in Parliamentary Procedure (Team 2) and ninth place in Insurance & Rick Management Obj. Test.
• Spencer Fitzpatrick, 10th place in Supply Chain Management Obj. Test.
• Todd Gosselin, fifth place in Social Media Strategies (Team 1) and 10th place in Job Interview.
• Dahlia Keating, fifth place in Social Media Strategies (Team 1) and eighth place in Sales Presentation.
• Devyn Kellner, fifth place in Parliamentary Procedure (Team 1) and fifth place in Introduction to Event Planning (Team 2).
• Hanna Kreizenbeck, National Qualifier and third place in Public Service Announcement (team) and seventh place in Client Service.
• Kyda Kreizenbeck, National Qualifier and third place in Public Service Announcement (Team), fifth place in Introduction to FBLA Obj. Test, sixth place in Introduction to Business Procedures Obj. Test and sixth place in Introduction to Business Presentation (Team).
• Lindsey Kreizenbeck, fifth place in Social Media Strategies (Team 1).
• Ameyla LaRocca, ninth place in Introduction to Public Speaking.
• Eva Lindbloom, National Qualifier and first place (state champion) in Future Business Educator, sixth place in Networking Infrastructure Obj. Test and sixth place in Financial Statement Analysis (Team 2).
• Savannah Lopez, National Qualifier and second place in Digital Video Production and seventh place in Business Communications Obj. Test.
• Zack Lopez, ninth place in Job Interview.
• Caroline Matley, National Qualifier and third place in Public Service Announcement (Team), sixth place in Introduction to Business Presentation (Team) and ninth place in Introduction to Business Procedures Obj. Test.
• Abigail Mehlhaff, fifth place in Job Interview and fifth place in Introduction to Event Planning (Team 2).
• McKenzie Merrell, National Qualifier and first place (state champion) in Public Service Announcement, fifth place in Parliamentary Procedure (Team 1), seventh place in Networking Infrastructure Obj. Test and 10th place in Public Policy & Advocacy Obj. Test.
• Alex Munoz, sixth place in Financial Statement Analysis (Team 2) and seventh place in Website Design (Team).
• Zach Nichols, ninth place in Sports & Entertainment Mgt. (Team).
• Sophia Nguyen, seventh place in Personal Finance Obj. Test, seventh place in Data Analysis and eighth place in Financial Statement Analysis (Team 1).
• Kennedy Nolan, National Qualifier and first place (State Champion) in Introduction to Business Presentation, sixth place in Introduction to Marketing Concepts Obj. Test and 10th place in Social Media Strategies (Team 2).
• Nasia Perkins, National Qualifier and third place in Sales Presentation (Team), National Qualifier and third place in Parliamentary Procedure (Team 2) and ninth place in Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure Obj. Test.
• Elle Richetta, seventh place in Public Service Announcement.
• Brianna Rodriguez-Nunez, National Qualifier and fourth place in Broadcast Journalism (Team).
• Alexis Ropp, National Qualifier and third place in Parliamentary Procedure (team 2) and ninth place in Introduction to Business Presentation.
• Maliyah Roque-Ortega, National Qualifier and fourth place in Broadcast Journalism (Team).
• Kaden Sa, seventh place in Introduction to Event Planning (Team 1).
• Chloe Saurez, 10th place in Social Media Strategies (Team 2).
• Anna Shane, eighth place in Financial Statement Analysis (Team 1), ninth place in Agribusiness Obj. Test and 10th place in Introduction to FBLA Obj. Test.
• Azul Soto, seventh place in Introduction to Event Planning (Team).
• Emily Tran, National Qualifier and third place in Sales Presentation (Team), National Qualifier and third place in Parliamentary Procedure (Team 2) and ninth place in Organizational Leadership Obj. Test.
• Ryan Vincent, seventh place in Website Design (Team).
• Caiden Wilcox, ninth place in Sports & Entertainment Mgt. (Team).
• Alizee Zambrano, fifth place in Introduction to Public Speaking.

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. (FBLA-PBL) is the largest career student business organization in the world. Each year, FBLA-PBL helps more than 230,000 members prepare for careers in business. FBLA-PBL inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. FBLA’s programs focus on:

• Leadership development — members develop essential soft skills by holding chapter officer positions at the local, state and national levels; by networking with accomplished business professionals and by participating in business-focused workshops, seminars and academic competitions.
• Academic competitions — members demonstrate their business expertise at high-profile regional, state, and national competitive events. The top students are recognized with trophies and cash awards.
• Educational programs — members create career portfolios, enhance their knowledge with world-recognized skills certifications and have access to select college scholarships.

To send 15 students to nationals will cost approximately $25,000. If anyone would be interested in sponsoring students to help offset the cost of travel, e-mail Angila Golik at adgolik32@gmail.com.