Photo of FBLA members

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. (FBLA-PBL) is the largest business Career and Technical Student Organization in the world. Each year, FBLA-PBL helps over 230,000 members prepare for careers in business. The mission of FBLA-PBL is to inspire and prepare students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences.

On Monday, March 14th, the FBLA Chapter from Poca High School competed at the annual WV FBLA State Leadership Conference held at Marshall University. Twelve PHS students qualified to compete at the FBLA National Leadership Conference being held in Chicago, IL this summer. The WV FBLA State Leadership Conference results were:

Tatum Bragg - 1st Place: Introduction to FBLA
Kendra Dunbar - 1st Place:  Introduction to Public Speaking
Jonathan Garlow - 1st Place: Insurance and Risk Management
Maranda Raine - 1st Place:  Introduction to Information Technology
Alyssa Smith - 1st Place:  Sports & Entertainment Management
Kenzi Duty, Reagan Gladwell, Jonathan Garlow - 2nd Place:  Local Chapter Annual Business Report
Amelia Karnas, Kate Grant - 2nd Place: E-Business
Luke Norton, Tanner Wick - 2nd Place:  Computer Simulation & Game Programming
Quentin Ibarra - 4th Place:  Impromptu Speaking

Congratulations to all of these students and good luck at the National Leadership Conference!