Tech students headed for FBLA state contest

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The students pictured here recently attended the FBLA district contest at Northwest Missouri State University: from left, Debrielle Merrill, Lindsey Cohen, Lauren Macali, Jessica Knowles, Josie Patton, Blake Clements, Jennifer Cacek and Clayton Powell.

MARYVILLE, Mo. — Students from the Northwest Technical School Future Business Leaders of America chapter recently attended district competition at Northwest Missouri State University where they took part in individual, team and chapter events.

A total of 22 NTS students took part, several by completing online tests prior to the contest. More than 700 students from across the region were on campus for the annual conference.

The opening session consisted of a welcome from District 1 FBLA officers and Northwest Missouri State University President John Jasinski, which was followed by the election of new district officers and a presentation by Northwest Athletics Director Mel Tjeerdsma.

Eleven NTS students posted top-ten finishes, and nine qualified for state.

Top finishes included: second place, sales presentation, Josie Patton; sixth place, computer problem solving, Jesse Meier; sixth place, client service, Lindsey Cohen; eighth place, economics, Clayton Powell; tenth place, introduction to business communication, Bethel Orshiso.

Students qualifying for state included: Lindsey Cohen and Jessica Knowles, first place, business presentation; Debrielle Merrill, first place, job interview; Blake Clements and Lauren Macali, first place, website design; Clayton Powell, second place, securities and investments; Nick Allee, third place, cyber security and third place, networking concepts; Rachel Auffert, fourth place, health care administration; Jessica Knowles, fifth place, business calculations; Bethel Orshiso, fifth place in business math;

Students finishing in the top three at state qualify for competition this summer at the National Summer Leadership Conference in Chicago, Illinois.