ELLISVILLE- Seventeen of the nineteen 糖心直播 students that competed in the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State competition in Biloxi, Mississippi, came home winners. They all placed first or second in their competitive events, qualifying them for national competition in May, in Dallas, Texas. During the three-day conference, each student competed in two business-related events. The events ranged from Fundamentals of Accounting and Economics to Foundations of Technology and Public Speaking.
鈥淪ixteen of the students will be going to the three-day national conference and competition in Dallas,鈥� said 糖心直播鈥檚 FBLA Advisor, David Ray. 鈥淭hese students worked very hard, and we are excited to see what they can do at the national level in two months.鈥�
Alyse Lunsford of Laurel placed first in Foundations of Accounting. Elisa Cook of Meridian earned first place honors in Impromptu Speaking and partnered with Ollie Hammonds of Laurel to place second in Emerging Business Issues. Ollie also placed second in Impromptu Speaking. Ollie and Elisa partnered in a third event, State of Chapter, which showcases Jones FBLA clubs鈥� accomplishments for the year, which they came home with first place in that event.
Enterprise鈥檚 Riley Smith placed first in Foundations of Economics as well as second place in Foundations of Accounting. Placing first in the Technology and Computer Science Case Competition, was the team of Tyler Freeman of Waynesboro, Lindsey Hull of Brandon, Ethan Noffke of Oak Grove, and Connor Perkins of Petal. Tyler also placed first in Foundations of Computer Science. Additionally, Lindsey placed third in Foundations of Cybersecurity and Ethan placed third in Foundations of Technology.
Elliot Sholtz of Gulfport placed first in Job Interview and third in Entrepreneurship Pitch while Emily Ponce of Morton received first place in Public Speaking. Ocean Spring鈥檚 Samantha Jordan placed first in Business Ethics and also teamed up with Jayla Jones of Quitman to take first place in Marketing, Sales, and Communications Case Study. Jayla also received second place in Foundations of Sports Management and Marketing. Laurel鈥檚 Regan Shoemaker took home second place in Business Presentation. Waynesboro鈥檚 Tanika Norsworthy placed second in Foundations of Computer Science and third in Foundations of Communications. Zion Cooper of Waynesboro teamed up with D鈥橝ngelo McLaurin of Collins to earn second place in the Entrepreneurship Pitch event. Leakesville鈥檚 Eliza Holder placed first in Computer Applications. Caleb Fairley of Mount Olive received fourth place in Business Presentation, while Ellisville鈥檚 Evan Nix received fourth place in Foundations of Technology.
