NW Tech students qualify for Nationals
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FBLA National qualifiers These Northwest Technical School FBLA students Clayton Powell (junior), Lindsey Cohen (senior), Debrielle Patee-Merrill (junior) and Jessica Knowles (senior) qualified for the National FBLA competition June 28 through July 2 in Chicago, Ill. Cohen and Knowles finished second at the state competition in Business Presentation, Patee-Merrill finished second at state in Job Interview and Powell finished second at the state competition in Securities and Investments.
Four Northwest Technical School Future Business Leaders of America students qualified for the National FBLA competition to be held June 28 through July 2 in Chicago.
Seniors Lindsey Cohen and Jessica Knowles finished second at the state level in Business Presentation, while junior Clayton Powell finished second at the state level in Securities and Investments. Junior Debrielle Patee-Merrill finished second in Job Interview each earning entry into the National competition.
They were among 10 members who placed at the District I FBLA Conference and qualified to attend the state conference April 12-14.
Knowles, Cohen, Powell Patee-Merrill and Bethel Orshiso, Jesse Meier, Nick Allee, Rachel Auffert, Blake Clements and Lauren Macali all attended the FBLA State competition. Each qualified by placing at the District I FBLA Conference.
“I’m not sure that I can put into words how truly proud I am of these students for qualifying for Nationals,” Northwest Technical School FBLA advisor/instructor Crystal Combs said. “They are an outstanding group of students that put a lot of time and effort into their events.”
Combs feels the students who qualified for National FBLA competition are fully prepared and will do a great job of competing at the highest level.
“I am confident that they will do a great job of representing the Northwest Technical School and the Maryville community, as they advance on to compete with students from across the nation,” she said.
When students weren’t competing in a competitive event at the state conference, they were attending a business-related workshop with topics ranging from proper business attire to how to make a million dollars as an entrepreneur. There were multiple workshops for students to choose from so they could pick out topics that interested them.
National FBLA is a 250,000-member organization. Missouri is the second largest chapter in the nation with almost 15,000 members.
FBLA contests provides students that are interested in business the chance to compete and network with other people. Several tests are available for the students to take competitively, including individual, team and chapter events.
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These Northwest Technical School FBLA students, under the guidance of instructor Crystal Combs, attended the state conference April 12-14. These students are, from left: Debrielle Patee-Merrill (junior), Lauren Macali (sophomore), Bethel Orshiso (sophomore), Blake Clements (sophomore), Clayton Powell (junior), Lindsey Cohen (senior), Rachel Auffert (senior) and Jessica Knowles (senior).