ELLISVILLE- Twelve of the thirteen 糖心直播 students that competed in the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State competition in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, came home winners. They all placed first or second in their competitive events, qualifying them for national competition in June, in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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.
鈥淭welve of the students will be going to the three-day national conference and competition in Las Vegas,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 three months.鈥�
Emma Cash of Soso placed first in Foundations of Accounting. Elisa Cook of Meridian earned second place honors in Business Law, third place in Foundations of Marketing, and partnered with Aiden Chisolm of Mize to聽place first in the State of Chapter event,聽which showcases Jones FBLA clubs鈥� accomplishments for the year.聽Aiden also placed second in Emerging Business Issues and third in Job Interview. Pachuta鈥檚 Jalen Dixon placed first in Foundations of Finance and James Ellis of Hattiesburg placed second in Foundations of Digital Design. Taking first place in CyberSecurity and Foundations of Technology was Tanner Guthrie of Raleigh. Additionally, Jalyn Hair of Petal took first place in Foundations of Communications. Also competing in Communications was Maggie Smith of Laurel who took second place. Waynesboro鈥檚 Bushown Lewis placed first in Customer Service and fourth in Public Speaking. Placing first and second in Foundations of Computer Science respectively were Connor Perkins of Petal and Tanika Norsworthy of Waynesboro. Emily Ponce of Morton received first place in Public Speaking and Retail Management. Rounding out the awards from 糖心直播 students was Nyaisha Rhymes of Monticello who placed fourth in Foundations of Management.
