~APPRENTICESHIP~ Many of Holyoke’s graduates will here the words “Your Hired” as a result participating in the “Apprenticeship Program”. FBLA has partnered with four businesses to offer a $1,000 scholarship to the person who most successfully completes four challenges. Bank of Colorado. issued the first challenge of writing a cover letter and resume for a job they are applying.  Next, students were required to make an advertisement for Computers Etc. Students could make a video, newspaper ad, flyer, or radio ad. The third challenge asked students "What's in Your Electronic Portfolio" as they created eportfolios to be graded Highline Electric. The final challenge was issued by Inklings Bookstore. Students put together created book covers for the bookstore.

~AMERICAN ENTERPRISE~ With the sixth grade moving to the Junior/Senior High School, new curriculum needed to be developed to meet their needs. FBLA members and Adviser agreed that business skills needed to be added; therefore, they volunteered to bring in a new program named  Rural AmeriTowne. It offers a hands-on introduction to basic principles of our economic system by allowing students to run their own rural town. At school, students engage in a variety of interactive lessons that focus on banking, civics, free enterprise, advertising, laws, philanthropy, job interviews and more.        Students prepare for their opportunity to run a life-size town by interviewing for jobs, conducting employee business meetings, and attending job-training sessions.

~COMMUNITY NIGHT~ The Chamber of Commerce sponsors an annual Community Night for our city’s citizens. Local businesses are invited to set up displays to promote their businesses to citizens who come to participate. JBC Trading, a local business, provides dinner to community members while FBLA members serve beverages, help set up, and clean up.