Thirty-seven Holyoke Future Business Leaders, along with advisers Lori Nelson and Kody Timm, traveled to Northeastern Junior College on Wednesday, February 9, where they competed for top honors to qualify for State competition. While there, members attended an opening session, competed in live presentations and attended workshops including “Social Media and You!” put on by two of Holyoke’s own FBLA officers Ethan Schneller and Tayla Martin.
At the completion of workshops and competitions, members enjoyed listening to keynote speaker Brian Imbus. Brian is a mentalist and combined thought provoking ways to use the mind while entertaining with tricks and hypnotism. The students thoroughly enjoyed his presentation. Awards were then given to the top 10 in each category, with members placing in the top 4 qualifying for State FBLA on April 17-20 at the Gaylord in Denver, Colorado. The following members placed in the top 10:
| 3D Animation 1st Place – Johny Quintana, Gage Sprague, and Kailar Hayes Accounting I 1st Place – Tristen Ferguson 2nd Place – Kenneth Lindholm 6th Place – Carter Van Overbeke 9th Place – Tayla Martin Accounting II 3rd Place – Ethan Schneller 5th Place – Wendy Chaparro Advertising 2nd Place – Correy Koellner 4th Place – Clover Adler Agribusiness 3rd Place – Tristen Ferguson 7th Place – Jadon Frost Business Communication 1st Place – Johny Quintana 10th Place – Kaison Kinnie Business Law 1st Place – Savannah Vermeulen 2nd Place – Kenneth Lindholm Computer Applications 2nd Place –Cooper Goldenstein Computer Problem Solving 5th Place – Emma Oakley 6th Place – Rachel Krueger 10th Place – Aleida Millan Intro to FBLA 5th Place – Ivan Valenzuela Intro to Financial Math 5th Place – Leah Struckmeyer 10th Place – Elyce Sisseck Intro to Parlimentary Procedure 5th Place – Lucinda Mares Intro to Information Technology 1st Place – Leah Struckmeyer Journalism 3rd Place – Alma Alejandre Job Interview 3rd Place – Grace Roberts Organizational Leadership 2nd Place – Jadon Frost Sales Presentation 2nd Place – Ben Kleve Word Processing 1st Place – Sabryn Burris 2nd Place – Summer Martin 3rd Place – Erin Andersen | Cyber Security 1st Place – Gage Sprague E-Business 1st Place – Clover Adler, Sabryn Burris and Erin Andersen 2nd Place – Ivan Valenzuela, Marcus Laws, and Carlos Moreno Economics 1st Place – Kailar Hayes 10th Place – Cooper Goldenstein Electronic Career Portfolio 1st Place – Wendy Chaparro Graphic Design 3rd Place – Alma Alejandre and Yoselin Pena Healthcare Administration 5th Place – Correy Koellner 7th Place – Rachel Krueger Intro to Business Communication 3rd Place – Addie Goldenstein 4th Place – Katelyn Kropp Intro to Business Concepts 1st Place – Ben Kleve Intro to Business Presentation 1st Place – Elyce Sisseck and Aleida Millan Intro to Business Procedures 3rd Place – Marcus Laws 8th Place – Luke Roberts Other members that prequalified for State include: Partnership with Business Diego Jimenez, Cade Killin and Emmanuel Vasquez Community Service Lauren Herman, Ethan Schneller, & Tayla Martin Local Chapter Annual Business Report Piper McConachie, Kyrah McConachie, and Daniela Fierro American Enterprise Jimena Nunez, Hannah Lindholm, and Fatima Nunez |