268 BCPS Students Place in Top 10 in Their Events at FBLA Regional

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268 BCPS students place in top 10 in their events at FBLA Regional Conference The future business leaders participated in activities related to business, computer science, leadership

TOWSON, MD – An impressive 268 Baltimore County Public Schools students placed in the top 10 in their respective events at the 2020 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Regional Conference, which was held online throughout January,

Twelve BCPS schools participated in the conference this year: Catonsville High, Chesapeake High, Dulaney High, Eastern Technical High, Hereford High, Loch Raven High, New Town High, Patapsco High, Perry Hall High, Pikesville High, Sparrows Point High, and Woodlawn High.

Students participated in a variety of individual and team events in business, computer science, and leadership. Events took the form of online, objective-based tests, taped/pre-made presentations, and interactive meetings with judges from various business and industry fields. Students placing in the top five for the objective events or the top three in the performance events at regionals may move on to compete at the state level.

The following BCPS students are top 10 winners: School Students Place Name Accounting I st 1 – Leslie Mbiakop Alienou, Chesapeake High School n d 2 -- Alex Dediu, Dulaney High School r d 3 -- Ethan Hall, Eastern Technical High School t h 4 – Kayla Nieberlein, Hereford High School t h 5 – Journey Fistek, Sparrows Point High School

Advertising st 1 -- Raphael Aureus, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Charlotte Kearns, Catonsville High School rd 3 -- Max Bagster-Collins, Loch Raven High School t h 4 -- Marina Constantinou, Dulaney High School t h 5 -- Tulsi Patel, Dulaney High School t h 6 -- Stephen Beyrodt, Hereford High School

Agribusiness st 1 -- Ryan Gold, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Garrett Kossoff, Dulaney High School

Banking & Financial Systems nd 2 -- Ryan Vetter, Hereford High School

Broadcast Journalism st 1 -- Faith LeBruh; Nikita Paudel; Christian Thomas, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Christina Anyalewechi; Neha Mupparapu; Nidhi Patel, Eastern Technical High School

Business Calculations st 1 -- Karolina Akelaitis, Dulaney High School n d 2 -- Eric Talbott, Hereford High School t h 4 -- Vaun Neunsinger, Hereford High School

Business Communication st 1 -- Kelly Chen, Dulaney High School n d 2 -- Leya Habtamu, Eastern Technical High School r d 3 -- Annie Ni, Eastern Technical High School t h 4 -- Jillian Gray, Eastern Technical High School t h 5 -- Jason Galloway, New Town High School

Business Ethics st 1 -- Nolan Meyers; Aaron Ren, Dulaney High School n d 2 -- Rhys Wexler, Eastern Technical High School

Business Law st 1 -- Rafael Lorenzo Alicandro, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Shrena Shah, Eastern Technical High School

Coding and Programming st 1 -- Angelina Verma, Eastern Technical High School

Computer Applications st 1 -- Fagoyad Aklilu, Catonsville High School n d 2 -- Keynan Jones, Catonsville High School r d 3 -- Laudrick Rouse, Catonsville High School

Computer Game & Simulation Programming st 1 -- Steven Kuo; Alan Liu; Ryan Tiedemann, Dulaney High School

Computer Problem Solving st 1 -- Joseph Hecht, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Beloved Akanji, New Town High School r d 3 -- Ali Ahmed, Catonsville High School t h 4 -- Anthony Minter, New Town High School t h 5 -- David Agbokere, New Town High School t h 6 -- Elijah Moori, New Town High School

Cyber Security st 1 -- Sheldon Padgett, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Gabriel Pasion, Eastern Technical High School r d 3 -- Althea Gonzales, New Town High School t h 4 -- Jacyln Welfeld, Pikesville High School t h 5 -- Toluwanimi Elewa-Gidado, New Town High School t h 6 -- Riley Nelson, Catonsville High School t h 7 -- Nicholas Lawrence, New Town High School t h 8 -- Josiah Richardson, New Town High School

E-business st 1 -- Mercy Raji, Woodlawn High School n d 2 -- Ruqayah Ebrahim, Woodlawn High School

Economics st 1 -- Carmelli Leal, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Rebecca Zhang, Dulaney High School t h 4 -- Rupesh Shrestha, Eastern Technical High School

Entrepreneurship st 1 -- Nevaeh KC KC; Asia Lee; Ashley Payton, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Elyse Seldowitz, Dulaney High School

Future Business Leader st 1 -- Kathy Yao, Dulaney High School

Graphic Design st 1 -- Ighodalo Agbonkhese; Malachi Weeks; Cody Hicks-Savage, New Town High School n d 2 -- Anning Cui, Dulaney High School r d 3 -- Kevin Li; Naman Nagelia; Joshua W., Eastern Technical High School t h 4 -- Tiffany Lu, Eastern Technical High School

Health Care Administration st 1 -- Nikhil Khosla, Dulaney High School n d 2 -- Harriet Neufuille, New Town High School r d 3 -- Aba Poku, Chesapeake High School t h 4 -- Enyioma Okereke, Eastern Technical High School t h 5 -- Ami Daya, Eastern Technical High School t h 6 -- Haris Muzaffer, Perry Hall High School t h 7 -- Harshini Arumugam, Hereford High School t h 8 -- Ronelaire Cafirma, Perry Hall High School th 9 -- Ny'Asia Lassiter, Woodlawn High School

Help Desk st 1 -- Penelope Newcomb, Hereford High School n d 2 -- Tatiana Agboh, Eastern Technical High School r d 3 -- Gabrielle Folson, Eastern Technical High School t h 4 -- Andy Chen, New Town High School t h 5 -- Clarence Slayton, New Town High School t h 6 -- Kason Carter, New Town High School t h 7 -- Daymond Greenfield, New Town High School

Hospitality & Event Management st 1 -- Monica Eze, Chesapeake High School

Impromptu Speaking st 1 -- Nicholas Marks, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Megan Luo, Loch Raven High School r d 3 -- Christina Giavadi, Loch Raven High School t h 4 -- Andrew Cupps, Dulaney High School t h 5 -- Dillon Purnell, Chesapeake High School

International Business st 1 -- Steven Fung, Pikesville High School r d 3 -- Riya Mahale, Dulaney High School t h 4 -- Christopher Gottleib, Hereford High School t h 5 -- Myla Abernathy, Catonsville High School t h 6 -- Emma Perez, Hereford High School t h 7 -- Rosemarie Regine Crame, Eastern Technical High School

Introduction to Business st 1 -- Christopher Ray, Eastern Technical High School r d 3 -- Mia Lynch, Chesapeake High School

Introduction to Business Communication st 1 -- Leona Guiyab, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Isabella Hand, Eastern Technical High School r d 3 -- Aastha Patel, Eastern Technical High School

Introduction to Business Presentation st 1 -- Kirsten Shane Agustin; Henry Vo, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Sheila Kinyanjui; Xin Yue Lu; Lily Xu, Dulaney High School r d 3 -- Lily Rothering, Catonsville High School

Introduction to Business Procedures st 1 -- Ying Meng, Dulaney High School

Introduction to Event Planning st 1 -- Kenzie Barrett; Ryleigh Kyle, Eastern Technical High School nd 2 -- Afina Tsanga, Pikesville High School r d 3 -- Jessica Eze, Chesapeake High School

Introduction to FBLA st 1 -- Davy Ling, Dulaney High School n d 2 – Jaden Jones, New Town High School

Introduction to Financial Math st 1 -- Zarin Mahmud, Dulaney High School n d 2 -- Brendan Maglaqui, Patapsco High School r d 3 -- Ronit Shah, Eastern Technical High School t h 4 -- Cadence Scott, Eastern Technical High School t h 5 -- Oluwasikemi Opaleke, Chesapeake High School

Introduction to Information Technology st 1 -- Ananya Jagdish, Dulaney High School n d 2 -- Vi Nguyen, Eastern Technical High School r d 3 -- Julian Leal, Eastern Technical High School t h 4 -- Aarya Acharya, Eastern Technical High School t h 5 -- Carey Keene, New Town High School t h 6 -- William Glascoe, New Town High School t h 7 -- Michael Dews, New Town High School

Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure st 1 -- Noah Duncan, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Alexis Prisco, Eastern Technical High School r d 3 -- Sabrina Thaler, Eastern Technical High School t h 4 -- Sophia Johnson, Eastern Technical High School

Introduction to Public Speaking st 1 -- Mingni Dong, Dulaney High School n d 2 -- Arielle Redfern, Eastern Technical High School

Introduction to Social Media Strategy st 1 -- Anthony Zinevich, Pikesville High School n d 2 -- Oluwateniola Adedire; Ruth Habtamu; Courtney Park, Eastern Technical High School r d 3 -- Grace Rippin; Ronisa Shrestha; Sanah Vij, Eastern Technical High School

Job Interview st 1 -- Payton Goldsmith, Pikesville High School n d 2 -- Maxwell Gorodiskiy, Pikesville High School r d 3 -- Angel Starks, Patapsco High School t h 4 -- Richard Lee, Dulaney High School t h 5 -- Jahvonte McNeill, New Town High School

Journalism st 1 -- Geoffrey Dochat, Dulaney High School n d 2 -- Francesca Viscuso, Hereford High School rd 3 -- Lyla Rosses, Loch Raven High School t h 4 -- Kammaljit Basara, Pikesville High School t h 5 -- Anna Albergo, Dulaney High School

Management Decision Making st 1 -- Jordan Ackerman; Xander VanDorpe; John Venn, Hereford High School

Marketing st 1 -- Emerson Lehnert, Hereford High School n d 2 -- Maddy Strong, Hereford High School r d 3 -- Camryn Martin; Kylie Elser, Hereford High School t h 4 -- Igino Pisano, Hereford High School

Network Design st 1 -- Kaden Stateler, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Iman-Louise Mwai; Mikalee Patrick; Tolulope Sobowale, New Town High School r d 3 -- Orlando Jenkins; London Murphy; Tavon Smith (DQ), New Town High School t h 4 -- Michael Gittings; Fiyifolu Sanya; Curtis Streat (DQ), New Town High School t h 5 -- Karon Edwards; Ka'juan Kaufman (DQ); Raheem Morris, New Town High School

Networking Infrastructures st 1 -- Aditya Bastakoti, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Corey C. Brown, New Town High School r d 3 -- Yaena Shin, Eastern Technical High School t h 4 -- Jayger Howard, New Town High School t h 5 -- David Wyatt, New Town High School

Organizational Leadership st 1 -- Cynthia Wang, Dulaney High School

Parliamentary Procedure st 1 --Noah Gardner; Zachary Haines; Caitlyn Matheny; Joel Robinson, Sparrows Point High School

Personal Finance st 1 -- Ryan Eldh, Eastern Technical High School r d 3 -- Noah Reagle, Sparrows Point High School t h 4 -- Sarah Earp, Hereford High School t h 5 -- Cori Elekwachi, Patapsco High School t h 6 -- Chinedu Chukwu, Chesapeake High School , Political Science st 1 -- Serena Chen, Dulaney High School n d 2 -- Sedrick Peradilla, Eastern Technical High School r d 3 -- Kevin Ross, Hereford High School t h 4 -- Maja Durkovic, Eastern Technical High School t h 5 -- Blaine Hibbert, Hereford High School t h 6 -- Nicanor Roebuck, Hereford High School t h 7 -- Alexander Burke, Perry Hall High School

Public Service Announcement st 1 -- Joyce Kasiama, Chesapeake High School n d 2 -- Feranoluwa Mary Olusola, New Town High School r d 3 -- Amy Kim; Emily Kim, Eastern Technical High School t h 4 -- Joy Njuguna, Eastern Technical High School

Public Speaking st 1 -- Richard Obi, Chesapeake High School n d 2 -- Oluwamayowa Dipe, Chesapeake High School r d 3 -- Meghan Thomas, Eastern Technical High School t h 4 -- Amazing Babatunde, Eastern Technical High School t h 5 -- Lynelle Martin, Eastern Technical High School t h 6 -- Garrick Gibson, New Town High School t h 7 -- Andrew Fiorilo, Chesapeake High School t h 8 -- Ariyan Sajid, Eastern Technical High School t h 9 -- Phoebe Sayles, Sparrows Point High School th 10 -- Tahreem Rana, Woodlawn High School

Publication Design st 1 -- Fabian Morales, Eastern Technical High School

Sales Presentation st 1 - - Nicole Carmi Caparros; Hannah Choi; Lijon Guiyab, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Alexander Simanovskiy, Pikesville High School r d 3 -- Teluge Bazarsuren; Aaron Koshy, Eastern Technical High School t h 4 -- Michael Fries, Pikesville High School

Securities & Investments st 1 -- Vinay Khosla, Dulaney High School n d 2 -- Shivan Daya, Perry Hall High School r d 3 -- Matt Romalis, Pikesville High School t h 5 -- Jaden Marion, Eastern Technical High School

Social Media Strategies st 1 -- Olivia Chapline; Livianna Pisano; Natalie Radebaugh, Hereford High School n d 2 -- Catherine Caslin; Amelia Thomas, Dulaney High School r d 3 -- Colson Felt; Grant Kirtsukas; Bryce Palarea, Dulaney High School t h 4 -- Arnob Khan; Max Mattiko; Leo Ott, Hereford High School t h 5 -- Grace Ogunmodede, Chesapeake High School

Sports & Entertainment Management st 1 -- Ayoo Dada; Amman Vahora, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Arfadh Gumilang; Allen Koshy Koshy; Anthony Olyshko, Eastern Technical High Sch r d 3 -- Graham Schultz, Dulaney High School t h 4 -- Nick Louis, Hereford High School t h 5 -- Grayson Labbe; Christina McNelis, Dulaney High School th 6 -- Gabby Rubark, Hereford High School t h 7 -- Ibrahim Kholti Yamani, Catonsville High School t h 8 -- Amore Boyer; Kimora Boyer, New Town High School

Spreadsheet Applications st 1 -- Dominik Blaho, Eastern Technical High School n d 2 -- Vivian Yang, Sparrows Point High School

Supply Chain Management st 1 -- Andre Dabrowski, Pikesville High School n d 2 -- Zuzanna Szylow, Eastern Technical High School r d 3 -- Ashley Gerbes, Eastern Technical High School t h 4 -- Lainey Davis, Chesapeake High School t h 5 -- Faith Everett, Patapsco High School t h 6 -- Mikaila Chua, Eastern Technical High School

Website Design st 1 -- Jenna Dang; Mina Kim; Nerissa Wong, Dulaney High School n d 2 -- Allen Chen; Saimadhav Sakhamuri; Steven Zhang, Dulaney High School r d 3 -- David Guan; Bhargav Srinivasan, Dulaney High School t h 4 -- Reagan McCafferty, Eastern Technical High School t h 5 -- Joseph Kubisehin; Dalius Robinson, Chesapeake High School

Word Processing st 1 -- Jolin Yang, Sparrows Point High School

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