Sixteen members of the Ware County Future Business Leaders of America Chapter (FBLA) traveled to Atlanta, Georgia on March 22nd to compete in the 2019 State Leadership Conference. Over 3500 students from across the state were in attendance, with members competing in 71 various skill and leadership event areas.
Members that attended the State Leadership Conference in Atlanta. Back Row L-R: Joshdavid V., Bailey M., Bhumi P.,, Manav P., Austin P., Angel V., Ray K., Jenna W., Greta M.. Front Row L-R: Sophia C., Kennia K., Celina P., Marisa N., Alexandra C., Anne L., and Maria M.
Six Gators claimed top 10 place finishes and four of the six qualified to move on to compete at the upcoming National Leadership Conference that will be held in San Antonio, Texas this summer. Ware County had several top ten state winners including Maria M., who finished 1st in the state in Publication Design and 3rd in state in Introduction to FBLA; Anne L., who finished 3rd in the state in Business Communications and 5th in state in Computer Applications; Alexandra C. and Greta M. finished 3rd in state in Publication Design; Kennia K. who finished 8th in the state in Organizational Leadership and Angel V. who placed 10th in the state in Introduction to Business Procedures.
Top 10 place finishers. L-R: Kennia K., Anne L., Alexandra C., Greta M., Angel Valdez, Maria M. Anne L., Alexandra C., Greta M., and Maria M. will travel to San Antonio this summer to represent the state of Georgia in their event and compete against students from across the nation.
Maria M. 1st in state in Publication Design and 3rd in Introduction to FBLA
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L-R: Alexandra C. and Greta M. finished 3rd in state in Publication Design.
Anne L. 3rd state in Business Communications and 5th in state in Computer Applications.
Angel V. 10th in state in Introduction to Business Procedures
Kennia K. 8th in state in Organizational Leadership.
The Ware County chapter was awarded several other prestigious awards including silver level Chapter of the Year and adviser, Mrs. Lauren Carter, received Region 2 Adviser of the Year. Ware’s Battle of the Chapters team, comprised of Maria M., Anne L., and Manav P., finished second out of the top ten chapters in the state. Maria M. was recognized as Region 2 Who’s Who in FBLA and was awarded with her America level plaque. Anne L. and Kennia K. were given the opportunity to host a workshop at SLC called Connect. Collaborate. Communication. Anne L., Bhumi P., and Manav P. were selected out of 1000’s of students to serve on the 2019 Georgia FBLA SLC Buzz Squad!
In reflecting on the chapter’s success, FBLA adviser Lauren Carter said, “The amount of accomplishments that WCHS FBLA has received is beyond our dreams and I am so incredibly proud and excited to see what the future has in store for our members. Their hard work and enthusiasm in this organization never fails to amaze me. We are so incredibly grateful to all of those that have supported us along the way. Without their support none of this would be possible. It takes team effort to achieve excellence. On the state level, WCHS FBLA may be small compared to some of these power-schools, but we’re slowly emerging to become greater than we’ve ever imagined!” The chapter invites the public to follow their success through their website www.warecountyfbla.com/gallery or on social media: Instagram @warecofbla, Facebook #warecountyhighschoolfbla, or Twitter @warecofbla.
Region 2 FBLA Adviser of the Year: Lauren Carter