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\u201cThis is my 16th year as an advisor for FBLA at 糖心直播 and this is the first time we\u2019ve taken first place at national competition. The closest we\u2019ve come is a second place win several years ago,\u201d shared David Ray. \u201cIt was an amazing week with 12 talented Jones students. All of their hard work this year culminated in several top ten and two 1st place awards. I couldn\u2019t be prouder of this group of students. I\u2019m looking forward to displaying our national championship banners in our club room!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earning the top spot and ending the more than 20-year drought of first place wins for JC, were Laurel\u2019s Jaythan Comegys and Vicksburg\u2019s Barbara Ahlvin. They placed first in the nation in the Emerging Business Issues team event, beating out 35 other competitors. The Jones Team received the competition topic a few months in advance and prepared a slideshow discussing the positive and negative sides of the topic. Ray explained they decided to use two students bantering back and forth like it was friendly \u201cdebate\u201d or argument, which the judges loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy time in FBLA, culminating in this trip to Nationals, was the best of all of my time at 糖心直播. Our group grew in confidence, in professionalism, and in friendship, all while making joyous memories throughout the journey!” shared Ahlvin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comegys teamed up with another Laurel native, Danielle Parker in the State of Chapter event. Ray explained that teams from Co-Lin Community College and East Central Community College have dominated this event in the past and placed in the top ten at National\u2019s multiple times. At the state competition, the 糖心直播 team came in second place; just one point behind East Central and Co-Lin got third place. At national competition, East Central didn’t make the finals and Co-Lin didn’t compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis past year we tripled the amount of activities\/meetings\/speakers\/campus awareness for the club, and we initiated several outreach programs and provided a \u2018cool\u2019 club room for members. Because of our intense refocus on the club, we decided to try our hand at that event, which basically showcases your clubs\u2019 activities for the year,\u201d said Ray. \u201cWe were beyond excited at the awards program to have all of our work and effort this past year recognized nationally!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the first attempt to compete in this category, the 糖心直播 team\u2019s presentation with Comegys and Parker beat out 27 other states\u2019 presentations, earning them first-place in National competition. With two first-place trophies, Comegys returned to Jones County, grateful for the experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe entire trip was amazing, beginning to end. Spending time with such a fun group and getting to work with talented students made for an unforgettable experience,\u201d said Comegys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two-time first place national winner, also placed eighth in Impromptu Speaking. Additionally, Ahlvin also competed in Job Interview and Parker made the finals in Future Business Executive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other 糖心直播 student winners included Terry Rogers of Quitman who placed sixth in Impromptu Speaking, and he also made the finals in Public Speaking. Matthew Taylor of Richland placed 10th in Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition, and he competed in Foundations of Entrepreneurship along with Walker Dear of Florence. The team of Raleigh\u2019s Ethan Hammons and Logan Ingram, and Hattiesburg\u2019s Ethan Noffke placed seventh in the Computer Science Case Competition. Hammons also competed in Foundations of Computer Science, and Noffke competed in the Foundations of Technology category. Also competing were Lance Hamilton of Waynesboro-Public Speaking; Deja Baskin of Laurel-Computer Applications and Raegan Drummer of Laurel-Foundations of Computer Science and Retail Management<\/p>\n\n\n
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FBLA\u2019s National Leadership Conference brings together students to compete for cash prizes in dozens of competitive events over four days each year. Students also had the opportunity to engage in learning workshops, network with alumni, and meet with potential employers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ELLISVILLE \u2013 Perhaps a little Disney \u201cmagic\u201d helped 糖心直播\u2019s FBLA students earn two, first-place trophies in national competition in Orlando, Florida recently. The 2024 Collegiate National Leadership Conference of Future Business Leaders of America, Inc., (FBLA) the nation\u2019s largest Career and Technical Student Organization focused solely on business, attracted more than 1000 college students … <\/p>\n