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BusBRINGING BUSINESS ANDi EDUCATIONness TOGETHER LeaderSummer 2017 2017 NATIONAL WINNERS!

INSIDE: • #NLC 2017 Winners p. 3 • FBLA-Middle Level Winners p. 13 • BAA Recipients p. 16

BACK TO SCHOOL ISSUE National Board of Directors National Staff

Stacee Y. McIff, Chair Sandon Williams ADMINISTRATION PBL Adviser FBLA-PBL State Chair Jean M. Buckley Snow College (UT) Arkansas Department of Education President & CEO [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Western Region Southern Region Elena R. Daly Glenn Morris, Chair-elect Stacy M. Nahas Executive Assistant to CEO PBL State Adviser KPMG LLP [email protected] California PBL [email protected] [email protected] Business & Industry Representative Becky Grant, CMP Western Region Programs Coordinator FBLA-PBL Division Presidents [email protected] Jessica DeVaal FBLA-PBL State Chair Max Michel Mary Ait North Dakota Career & Technical Education FBLA National President Staff Accountant [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mountain Plains Region Florida Colin Murphy Tina Dierkes Kimberly Clark Customer Service Associate PBL Adviser PBL National President [email protected] Southwestern Illinois College (IL) [email protected] [email protected] Missouri MEMBERSHIP North Central Region Troy D. White Ryan Paul Director, Marketing & Membership Elizabeth Garofalo Professional Division National President [email protected] FBLA Adviser [email protected] Canastota High School (NY) Massachusetts Lisa Smothers [email protected] Membership Director Eastern Region Ex-Officio Members [email protected]

Cherie Hooks Lisa Weeks, Past Chair Tom Payne, CPA FBLA Adviser FBLA-PBL State Adviser Director, PBL College/University Relations Swainsboro High School (GA) Alabama State Department of Education [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Southern Region Southern Region Ashley Witherspoon Customer Service/Database Associate Julie Jensen Jean M. Buckley [email protected] FBLA Adviser FBLA-PBL Aurora High School (NE) President and CEO CONFERENCE [email protected] [email protected] Richard Bowen Mountain Plains Region Conference Director [email protected]

Robert Smothers Conference Manager 2017–18 FBLA National Officer Team [email protected] Max Michel Adam Sands EDUCATION FBLA National President FBLA Eastern Region Vice President Kelly Scholl [email protected] [email protected] Education Director Florida Pennsylvania [email protected] Aric Mills Bruna Tavares Ryan James Solis Education Associate FBLA National Secretary FBLA Mountain Plains Region Vice President [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Illinois Texas COMMUNICATIONS Kamal Clark Tyler Thomas Ryan Siegel Communications Coordinator FBLA National Treasurer FBLA North Central Region Vice President [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ohio Missouri FBLA-PBL 1912 Association Drive Taylr Bahr Keenan Carter Reston, VA 20191-1591 FBLA National Parliamentarian FBLA Southern Region Vice President P 703.860.3334 [email protected] [email protected] F 866.500.5610 Kansas Alabama fbla-pbl.org

Myra Cheng FBLA Western Region Vice President [email protected] California

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A2 Calendar of Events

OCTOBER 6 NFLC—Buffalo, NY early bird #NLC 2017 Winners 3 registration deadline (11:59 p.m. ET) 13 NFLC—St. Louis, MO early bird registration deadline (11:59 p.m. ET) 16 LifeSmarts Competition begins FBLA-Middle Level Winners 13 20 Membership deadline for fall publications and chapter/state membership awards at NFLCs NFLC—New Orleans, LA early bird registration deadline (11:59 p.m. ET) National Recognition 15 24 Virtual Business Finance Challenge begins (10:00 a.m. ET) Virtual Business Management Competition begins (10:00 a.m. ET)

NOVEMBER 1 President’s Message 1–30 Prematurity Awareness Month 1 Non-Stop November begins 2 National Fall Leadership Conference 3–4 NFLC—Buffalo, NY 10 LifeSmarts Competition ends (5:00 p.m. ET) 3–12 FBLA NLC Competitive Event Winners 10–11 NFLC—St. Louis, MO 15 American Enterprise Day 12 New and Returning Sponsors 17 March of Dimes World Prematurity Day Virtual Business Finance Fall Challenge competitive event ends (5:00 p.m. ET) 13–14 FBLA–Middle Level Event Winners Virtual Business Management Fall Challenge competitive event ends 15 National Recognition (5:00 p.m. ET) 17-18 NFLC—New Orleans, LA 16 BAA Awards–America Level Winners

DECEMBER 17 Diamond Chapters 1 Tomorrow’s Business Leader—winter issue copy deadline 6–9 ACTE Convention–Nashville, TN 18 National Fundraisers & Discounts 10 Non-Stop November ends 15 Dues deadline to receive winter publi- 19 National Sponsors & Partners cations Fall Stock Market Game ends 20 National Advocacy

FutureBusinessLeaders @FBLA_National fbla_pbl fblapblinc fbla_pbl President’s Message by FBLA National President Max Michel

Dear Members and Advisers, First and foremost, I want to thank all the members, advisers, and judges for making this year’s National Leadership Conference one that broke records. With over 12,880 attendees, our 75th anniversary was one to remember. From having fun at Disneyland to refreshing the finalists list at five in the morning, we certainly left Legacya of Leadership in Anaheim, California. But in the spirit of Dr. Hamden Forkner, the success of our organization depends on setting new goals and expectations. Your National Officer team was hard at work during the national officer training in Reston, Virginia. We came together to discuss how we canElevate Your Future this year. You can visit our Program of Work under the National Officer’s page on fbla- pbl.org. This year’s Program of Work is ambitious. We’re excited to implement new programs that will help you Elevate Your Future — covering topics from recruitment and retention to legislative relationships. We encourage any input from members and advisers. You can request a Google Hangout call with any National Officer via the National Officers page on fbla-pbl.orgthe website, or you can share your ideas with FBLA by visiting ideas.fbla-pbl.org. This year, we’re excited to launch an enhanced partnership with STEM Premier, whose focus is bringing students, colleges, and companies together to network with each other. This is a great opportunity to get recognized for all your hard work in FBLA and network directly with colleges. Last year, we left our Legacy of Leadership. This year, we’re prepared to Elevate Your Future, for all of the more than 250,000 members who call FBLA-PBL their organization. This all starts with you. How will you Elevate Your Future? Max Michel FBLA National President @MaxMichelFBLA on Twitter and Instagram

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1 • Tomorrow’s Business Leader National Fall Leadership CONFERENCE

Elevate Your Future at FBLA‑PBL’s 2017 National Fall Leadership Conferences (NFLCs)! Hear from dynamic keynote speakers, attend exciting workshops, and network with members from across the country in Buffalo (NY), St. Louis (MO), and New Orleans (LA).

Online Registration Division Exclusive Programs Online registration is available at fbla.org/NFLC. To preregister, State Officer Track registrations must be entered online by the end of the regular Each NFLC will feature an exclusive workshop track for registration period. Direct questions to conferencemanager@ FBLA state officers. State teams will learn to use national fbla.org. Make your school’s accounting department aware of programs & social media; recruit & retain members; and network with FBLA national officers and other state officer the deadline dates. Complete your registration early to take teams. advantage of early bird savings. FBLA Foundations Registration Rates Held in all three NFLC cities, FBLA Foundations offers Early Bird Regular On-site FBLA freshmen and sophomores a chance to learn about FBLA‑PBL and the leadership opportunities available. $65 $75 $85 Members will also network with national officers. Buffalo, NY Until Oct. 6 Oct. 7–Oct. 28 Oct. 29–On-site FBLA-Middle Level (New Orleans, LA) St. Louis, MO Until Oct. 13 Oct. 14–Nov. 4 Nov. 5–On-site The FBLA-Middle Level Program will be held exclusively at New Orleans, LA Until Oct. 20 Oct. 21–Nov. 11 Nov. 12–On-site the New Orleans NFLC. FBLA-Middle Level members attend NFLC sessions on Friday, then have specialized workshops Hotel & Travel on Saturday. Watch the FBLA-PBL website and your email for more information about unique workshops designed Detailed housing information and travel discounts can be especially for FBLA-Middle Level members and advisers! found at fbla.org/NFLC.

Buffalo, NY November 3–4 St. Louis, MO November 10–11 New Orleans, LA November 17–18 fbla.org/NFLC National Fall Leadership Conference Keynote Speakers Buffalo, NY St. Louis, MO New Orleans, LA Opening Closing Opening Closing Opening Closing Session Session Session Session Session Session

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#NLC 2017 • 2 FBLA NLC COMPETITIVE EVENT WINNERS 3-D Animation Agribusiness sponsored by Champlain College sponsored by API 1. Andrew Bau, Mikayla Hittle & Miranda Cope Timber Creek High School (TX) 1. Jordan Hasty Linn County Area Career & Technical Center (MO) 2. David Dunlap, Reed Howell & Sam Stewart Blue Ridge High School (SC) 2. Cailean Cavanaugh William Tennent Sr. High School (PA) 3. Jonathon Breuer River Ridge High School (WI) 3. Darren X. Kopa Monta Vista High School (CA) 4. Jonathan Pan & Ryan Chu Cupertino High School (CA) 4. Bao Duong Pensacola High School (FL) 5. Chris Gundran Landstown High School (VA) 5. Shelby Hattum Highmore High School (SD) 6. Marcus von Ruden Cashton High School (WI) 6. Andrew Shieh Palo Alto Sr. High School (CA) 7. Harsh Dasika Adlai E. Stevenson High School (IL) 7. Jarret Haven Northwestern School District (SD) 8. Surabhi Jois & Asmau Diallo Warren Township High School (IL) 8. Weston Dell Lincoln-Way East High School (IL) 9. Jennifer Harbick Cheney High School (WA) 9. Andrew Covert Halfway R-III School (MO) 10. Sydney Cartwright Rose Bud Public School (AR) 10. Braden Hadwiger Pleasanton High School (NE)

Accounting I American Enterprise Project sponsored by KPMG LLP sponsored by Unreal Campaign 1. Zhiqi Deng Chattahoochee High School (GA) 1. Marin Murdock, Madison Miller & Rachel Hale Herriman High School (UT) 2. Clark Anderson Warren Township High School (IL) 2. Colton Patrick, Lindsay VanRyckeghem & Quianna Logans Bellevue East High 3. Jaclyn Chiu Homestead High School (CA) School (NE) 4. Athrey Gonella Northview High School (GA) 3. Ritu Channagiri, Roma Bedekar & Katherine Tien Homestead High School 5. Megan Li Madison Memorial High School (WI) (CA) 6. Noelle Fursa Kickapoo High School (MO) 4. Abbi Fralick, Trenton Gambrell & Erin McDowell North Augusta High School 7. Ojas Nadkarni Chattahoochee High School (GA) (SC) 8. Josiah Clements Elmwood-Murdock High School (NE) 5. Sankalp Panigrahi, Shubham Joshi & Akshat Jain Dougherty Valley High 9. Miranda Rost Coleman High School (WI) School (CA) 10. Max Thierry Belle High School (MO) 6. Grace Lilje, Sydney Zeiler & Macie Hopkins Davenport High School (WA) 7. Kesauna Patterson, Treyvon Lockett & Haley Johnson Shaw High Accounting II School (GA) 8. Brenna Carstensen, Destiny German & Kassidy Crossley Odessa High School sponsored by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (WA) 1. Lydia Chen Whippany Park High School (NJ) 9. Amy Yang, Bhumika Kapur & Meghana Potturu Seven Lakes High School (TX) 2. Anthony Wu Marlboro High School (NJ) 10. Mario Martinez & Jermain Broetje Columbia-Burbank High School (WA) 3. William Koch Lakeland R-III High School (MO) 4. Frank Wang Fremont High School (CA) 5. Shivank Gupta Warren Township High School (IL) Banking and Financial Systems 6. Daniel Tao Adlai E. Stevenson High School (IL) sponsored by Visa Inc. 7. Jackson Barry Canton R-V High School (MO) 1. James Chen, Molly Grazioso & David Mason Millburn Sr. High School (NJ) 8. Anjan Bharadwaj Cupertino High School (CA) 2. Keegan Shuck & Corbin Johnson Chadron High School (NE) 9. Dylan Widmer Menomonee Falls High School (WI) 3. Matt Eckhart, Ryan Moerder & Mason Smith Lehighton Area High School (PA) 10. Tristen Mengis Mazama High School (OR) 4. Andrew Deluka, Rob Kearney & Tanner Trombley Menomonee Falls High School (WI) Advertising 5. Mingjie Zhong, Amithab Arumugam & Gautham Dasari Monta Vista High sponsored by Stukent, Inc. School (CA) 1. Amy Wang Dougherty Valley High School (CA) 6. Aanjaney Pathak Brookwood High School (GA) & Michael Abbott Chamblee 2. Alex Wang Obra D. Tompkins High School (TX) High School (GA) 3. Lee Ding Newton South High School (MA) 7. Divyesh Gutta, Aditya G. Mhaskar & Rohith N. Sundaranageswaran 4. Ozi Ghimire Lee County High School (GA) Alpharetta High School (GA) 5. Zion Steiner Copper Hills High School (UT) 8. Justin Li, Joey Hwang & Joshua Shamelashvili Homestead High School (CA) 6. Brandon Chu Grafton High School (VA) 9. Shravan Asthana, Reid Dentner & Rahul Joglekar North Penn High 7. Eli Miller West Carteret High School (NC) School (PA) 8. Lilian Zhang San Gabriel High School (CA) 10. Dean Dyer & Sandesh Kulkarni Cherokee Trail High School (CO) 9. Sydney Young Evans High School (GA) 10. Sohum Purao Seven Lakes High School (TX)

3 • Tomorrow’s Business Leader FBLA NLC COMPETITIVE EVENT WINNERS Business Calculations Business Law sponsored by Hilton Worldwide sponsored by Minerva Schools at KGI 1. Rajvir Dua Diamond Bar High School (CA) 1. Nadav Bronicki Homestead High School (CA) 2. Brian Wang Irvington High School (CA) 2. Sharonya Battula Cherokee Trail High School (CO) 3. Varun Kumar West Forsyth High School (GA) 3. Krina Patel Houston County High School (GA) 4. Spencer Woll O’Fallon Township High School (IL) 4. Taylor Jones Fort Chiswell High School (VA) 5. Zhifei Wang Homestead High School (CA) 5. Nitin Sivamurugan Bridgewater-Raritan High School (NJ) 6. Stephanie Zhang North Penn High School (PA) 6. Grace Liang Bergen County Academies (NJ) 7. Ethan Smith Lakewood Sr. High School (FL) 7. Kelly Chen Paul Laurence Dunbar High (KY) 8. Caroline Chu Buchholz High School (FL) 8. Shreya Yalamanchili Marvin Ridge High School (NC) 9. Daniel Batterman Brookwood High School (GA) 9. Christopher Lee Troy High School (CA) 10. Xintong Wang White Station High School (TN) 10. Kenneth Su Homestead High School (CA)

Business Communication Business Plan sponsored by SunTrust Bank, Inc. sponsored by Saunders College of Business at RIT 1. Victoria Roy Houston County High School (GA) 1. Sylvia Marr & Jeydawn Coates Hidden Valley High School (OR) 2. Jordan Rodrigues Waukesha West High School (WI) 2. Nicholas Zblewski & Timothy Le Warren Township High School (IL) 3. Dawson Dutchak Dickinson High School (ND) 3. Jonathan Xue, Ruidi Xu & Haoyang Yu Adlai E. Stevenson High School (IL) 4. Bettie Grimes Ware County High School (GA) 4. James Peng, Antyush Bollini & Syed Mustafa Inglemoor High School (WA) 5. Monica Tsien Olympia High School (WA) 5. Anam Siddiqee, Andrew Li & Manisha Srivatsan Homestead High School (CA) 6. Kelly Mao Homestead High School (CA) 6. Daniel Chen, Allison Li & Yash Talwar International Community School (WA) 7. Jessica Wong University High School (CA) 7. Joshua Patton, Gianna Scerbo & Racheal Stowell North Springs Charter High 8. Marika Sullivan Boulder High School (CO) School (GA) 9. Catherine Zhang Hopewell Valley Central (NJ) 8. Jehannaz Dastoor, Aishwarya Laddha & Thu-An Hanley Cupertino High School 10. Morgan Nance Ingomar Attendance Center (MS) (CA) 9. Kyle Sung, Brandon Sung & Yash Bhawsar Parsippany Hills High (NJ) Business Ethics 10. Josue Silva & Selvyn Larios Centennial High School (OR) sponsored by Tom-Wat Fundraising 1. Nader Ahmed & Jeenia Zaki Valley Stream Central High (NY) Client Service 2. Katherine McClory & Priya Patel Warren Township High School (IL) sponsored by KPMG LLP 3. Elizabeth Glazener, Gracie Packard & Audrey Plechas Rampart High School (CO) 1. Kaylyn Brundza Canton R-V High School (MO) 4. Myles Davis, Khalil Edmondson & Cory Raxton Chapel Hill High School (GA) 2. Lexi Willets William Floyd High School (NY) 5. Grier Marlowe Sylacauga High School (AL) 3. Abby Marble Gallatin High School (MO) 6. Emily Standage, Megan DeVries & Jonna Bart Aurora High School (NE) 4. Sabina Ashurova Houston County High School (GA) 7. Jacob Morley & Luke Stout Jeffersontown High School (KY) 5. Kristina Balentine Hillcrest High School (AR) 8. Zakaria Agnew & Arsheen Hamirani Brookwood High School (GA) 6. Shilo Stuart Freeman High School (WA) 9. Claire Thomas Ashland & Halie Lewin Ashland Greenwood High School (NE) 7. Isaac Chambers North Springs Charter High School (GA) 10. Ananya Subramanian Los Altos High School (CA) 8. Nicole Hicks Broomfield High School (CO) 9. Mady Gibbs Oakland High School (OR) Business Financial Plan 10. Ariana Cleavenger San Tan Foothills High School (AZ) sponsored by H&R Block 1. Vin Somasundaram, Parth Mungra & Amanda Nath Olympia High School (WA) Coding & Programming 2. Elizabeth Chen & Grace Wang International Community School (WA) sponsored by Country Meats 3. Molly Schafer, Eric Johnston & Jayd Jennings Odessa High School (WA) 1. Trevor Garner Centennial High School (AZ) 4. Charlotte Avra, Brandon Hong & Rithika Srinivasan Homestead High School (CA) 2. Kedar Ram South Brunswick High School (NJ) 5. Hector Bibilonia & Roberto Garcia Mater Academy Charter High School (FL) 3. Ausaf Ahmed South Forsyth High School (GA) 6. Alondra Barrera-Estrada, Sarah Ali & Leticia Navarro Centennial High School (OR) 4. Harsha Tambareni South Forsyth High School (GA) 7. Erin Song & Leo Rassieur Cupertino High School (CA) 5. Angelos Angelopoulos Landstown High School (VA) 8. Townsend Lenihan Rolesville High School (NC) 6. Param Bhandare Cambridge High School (GA) 9. Wyatt Haase, Ireland Luiten & Jaden Hunt Odessa High School (WA) 7. Kevin Mathew Morris Hills High School (NJ) 10. Himani Goel, Praneetha Inampudi & Vaishnavi Gandhi Seven Lakes High 8. Aatif Jiwani STEM High School and Academy (CO) School (TX) 9. Eric Zhu Inglemoor High School (WA) 10. Colin Sanders Timber Creek High School (TX)

#NLC 2017 • 4 FBLA NLC COMPETITIVE EVENT WINNERS Community Service Project Cyber Security sponsored by Extended Stay America sponsored by CareerSafe® Online 1. Makaila Susi & Kathleen Early Centennial High School (OR) 1. Ethan Zheng Newbury Park High School (CA) 2. Grace Abernathy & Ibby Dickson Sylacauga High School (AL) 2. Kevin Lu Garnet Valley High School (PA) 3. Anthony Gosch, Vanessa Paolella & Emily Jacobus Delaware Valley High 3. Eric Hu Upper Dublin Sr. High School (PA) School (PA) 4. Martin Tran Southside High School (AR) 4. Chance Messer, Brad Johnston & Tori Weishaar Odessa High School (WA) 5. Kyler Nelson Manti High School (UT) 5. Yi Jen Chen, Hein San & Vianna Yang Westmoor High School (CA) 6. Alan George Chapel Hill High School (NC) 6. Ziona Ziang, Emily Chien & Ivy Lin Dougherty Valley High School (CA) 7. Noel Tautges Madison Memorial High School (WI) 7. Laetica Yang, Abby Shamelashvili & Akhil Sanka Homestead High School 8. Brandon Sears Center for Career and Technical Education (MD) (CA) 9. David Pham Westfield High School (TX) 8. Colton Carter, Bryre Babbitt & Kara Ipson Seaside Union High School (OR) 10. Nihaal Prasad Robinson Secondary School (VA) 9. Bristol Watson, Bryson Burt & Trevor Rogers Franklin High School (NC) 10. Jeremiah Mejia & Jenna Swaney Bellevue West High School (NE) Database Design & Application sponsored by Oracle Academy Computer Applications 1. Thien Kieu Westview High School (AZ) sponsored by PITSCO 2. Michaela Forkenbrock Lyndon High School (KS) 1. Steven Li Buchholz High School (FL) 3. Ely Garcia Redwood High School (CA) 2. Kaitlyn Smith Fowler High School (CO) 4. Thomas Stapor Briar Woods High School (VA) 3. Aubree Rubadeau Westwood High School (SC) 5. Brandon Garrett Herriman High School (UT) 4. Haley Schuster Portage High School (WI) 6. Malcolm Byron Fuquay-Varina High School (NC) 5. Humza Khalil Briar Woods High School (VA) 7. Tejas Priyadarshi North Penn High School (PA) 6. William Wang Moorestown High School (NJ) 8. Sean Chambers Paris High School (AR) 7. Avery Bolingbroke Layton High School (UT) 9. Jesse Zaikin Cherokee Trail High School (CO) 8. Jonathan Zamora Redwood High School (CA) 10. Carmen Juarez West Johnston High School (NC) 9. Matthew Schwartz Pleasant Ridge High School (KS) 10. Orianna Gordon Lowndes County Career Technical Center (AL) Digital Video Production sponsored by PDC Productions Computer Game & Simulation Programming 1. Jake Dyhrberg, Alexander Austin & Austin Pavese Lakewood Sr. High School sponsored by The Art Institutes (FL) 1. George Hu, Seong Ryoo & Steven Yao Northview High School (GA) 2. Saba Tabatabai, Shruti Kondaboina & Alina Herri International Community 2. Atsina Corrington & Helaman Sung Advanced Technologies Academy (NV) School (WA) 3. Logan Apple Millbrook High School (VA) 3. Sameer Ahmed & Kiran Kunigiri Cupertino High School (CA) 4. Hansen Buescher & Ronnie Medlin Harnett Central High School (NC) 4. Wes Hodges Beech Sr. High School (TN) 5. Luke Windham & Wendi Bailey Newton High School (TX) 5. Tiana Cheung Moreau Catholic High School (CA) 6. Jarred Hammer, Andrew Nolan & Lillian Sall Abington Sr. High School (PA) 6. Caleb Durham, Elijah Holmberg & Carson McCrae Lebanon High School (TN) 7. Anthony Ma, Ethan Yim & Eric Cheng Homestead High School (CA) 7. Maria Knisely & James C Dunmore Claysburg-Kimmel High School (PA) 8. Jonah Casimir, Peter VanDerKolk & Seth Julien Xavier High School (WI) 8. Peter Sullivan Mount Vernon High School (WA) 9. Brandon Becker & Alysabeth Hatcher Paris High School (AR) 9. Brandan Haskell, Zach Cusick & Peyton Davis Centralia High School (MO) 10. Ariz Taqvi Cypress Woods High School (TX) 10. Morgan Suchomel & Rebecca Holtcamp Warren Township High School (IL)

Computer Problem Solving E-business sponsored by Illinois Tech Stuart School of Business sponsored by STEM Premier 1. Zachary Beckham Alpharetta High School (GA) 1. Holly Hoehn, Anna Kline & Tyler Toman Wellsville High School (KS) 2. Michael J. Tang Alpharetta High School (GA) 2. Cassie Brooks, Abby Davey & Abby Perry North Penn-Mansfield Jr. Sr. High 3. Jimmy Li Troy High School (CA) School (PA) 4. John Bevevino Warren County Career Center (PA) 3. Raveena Nair, Lara Yusem & Liza Yusem Bothell High School (WA) 5. Ethin Probst Minot High School-Magic City Campus (ND) 4. Daniel Clements, Evan Crowder & Parker Ledbetter D. H. Conley High School 6. Daniel Woodall Mountain View High School (UT) (NC) 7. Ashton Snapp DeRidder High School (LA) 5. Ashley Mazariegos & Jaleesa Minor Tolleson Union High School (AZ) 8. Alec Bailey Sauk Prairie High School (WI) 6. Melissa Duff & Emily RudolphEgg Harbor Township High School (NJ) 9. Alexander Manning Bartow Sr. High School (FL) 7. Shea O’Connor & BreAnna Albertson Labette County High School (KS) 10. Justin Krejcha Mountain View High School (WA) 8. Brandy Moreno & Carmen Tan Centennial High School (AZ) 9. Erica Pilot & Samantha Yee Hazen High School (WA) 10. Sameer Annavarapu, Saaketh Bukka & Harshith Gutha South Forsyth High School (GA)

5 • Tomorrow’s Business Leader FBLA NLC COMPETITIVE EVENT WINNERS Economics FBLA Principles & Procedures sponsored by MBA Research and Curriculum Center sponsored by Memton Fund 1. Joseph O’Connor Pleasant Valley High School (PA) 1. Lauren Freeman Winder Barrow High School (GA) 2. Kejun Chen University High School (CA) 2. Kamila Magiera Pequannock Township High (NJ) 3. William Howlett John Burroughs School (MO) 3. Nicole Chiang Walnut High School (CA) 4. Steven Jin Mount Hebron High School (MD) 4. Krishna Vekariya Strawberry Crest High School (FL) 5. Eunice Chen Fort Collins High School (CO) 5. Vasu Chalasani Normal Community High School (IL) 6. Robert Laumbach Union County Vocational (NJ) 6. Jessica Susanto Troy High School (CA) 7. Elijah Parr Fairfield High School (IA) 7. Stephen Yu Hillcrest High School (UT) 8. Domenic Jancaterino Milton High School (MA) 8. Vaishu Adimulam Alpharetta High School (GA) 9. Mike Parola North Pocono High School (PA) 9. Ridwana Islam Obra D. Tompkins High School (TX) 10. Stephen Rout Buchholz High School (FL) 10. Catherine Henson Clever High School R-5 (MO)

Electronic Career Portfolio Future Business Leader sponsored by iFOLIO sponsored by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-College of Business 1. Timary Sessions Clearfield High School (UT) 1. Bhushan Balagar Monta Vista High School (CA) 2. Aliya Shabbir International Community School (WA) 2. Nivedha Soundappan Houston County High School (GA) 3. Riley McLean St. Mary’s Central High School (ND) 3. Andy Pogue Clinton High School (MO) 4. James Schnorennberg Knob Noster High School (MO) 4. Claire Frick West Bend-East West High School (WI) 5. Christal Harvin Lower Richland High School (SC) 5. Korbin Florer Bracken County High School (KY) 6. Sofia MontoyaEnglewood Sr. High School (CO) 6. Yousuf Husain Centennial High School (CA) 7. Riley Utley Davenport High School (WA) 7. Thomas Pointer Gainesville High School (MO) 8. Lauren Batista Mater Academy Charter High School (FL) 8. Marin Murdock Herriman High School (UT) 9. Jordan Will Warren Township High School (IL) 9. Jonathan Zhao River Hill High School (MD) 10. Adam Phillips Glacier Peak High School (WA) 10. Sydney Bell Waunakee High School (WI)

Emerging Business Issues Global Business sponsored by American Management Association Operation Enterprise sponsored by Capsim Management Solutions, Inc. 1. Saharsh Buddala, Mupparapu Neelesh & Shawn Nijjar Eastern Technical 1. Sanjay Kalaga, Caleb Randolph & Anthony Doan Grandview High School High School (MD) (CO) 2. Rohan D. Kansara, Rohan Raina & Alec Zhan Alpharetta High School (GA) 2. Sally Kim, Ashwin Nathan & Emily Zhang Lynbrook High School (CA) 3. Kamaniya Sathish & Rohan Patel International Community School (WA) 3. Hunter Guru & Luke Bigelow Lincoln East High School (NE) 4. Adriana Pereira & Arelys Rodriguez Mater Academy Charter High School (FL) 4. Spencer Modes & Justin M. Vaysman Hatboro-Horsham Sr. High School (PA) 5. Katherine Dinh & Sheikh Mahmud Egg Harbor Township High School (NJ) 5. Andy Zhu, Shruti Mishra & Jesse Lin Lincoln East High School (NE) 6. Robert Schwind, Jake Johnson & Haley Simpson Smithville High School 6. Yan Ling Chen & Anjana Somasundaram Don Mills CI Ontario (MO) 7. Ben Langton & Ian Sajjapong John Burroughs School (MO) 7. Keller Barry, Tommy Braccia & Etash Kalra Douglas County High School (CO) 8. Nikhil S. Havanur Alpharetta High School (GA) & Anirudh Thatavarty 8. Aparajitha Adiraju, Ashwini Deshpande & Pavani Pandravada Vernon Hills Northview High School (GA) & Varun Rangnekar Johns Creek High School (GA) High School (IL) 9. Dheeraj Eidnani & Anand Krishnan Alpharetta High School (GA) 9. Travis York & Stephen Torres Wallenpaupack Area High School (PA) 10. John Sidem, Abhishek Valivarthi & Gregory Zaroogian Normal Community 10. Sage Taylor, Chase Dunton & Anne Snyder Prescott High School (AZ) High School (IL)

Entrepreneurship Graphic Design sponsored by Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets, University of Maryland sponsored by Ringling College of Art and Design 1. Rohan Chitale, Anish Sangari & Tedman Z. Chai Monta Vista High School 1. Amy Poropatich Norfolk Christian High School (VA) (CA) 2. Sophia Grunin & Gabriella Reyes Valley Stream Central High (NY) 2. James Zhuang, Edward Li & Shaunak Modak Homestead High School (CA) 3. Michael Angeloni & Sophia Rusnaczyk Hopewell Valley Central (NJ) 3. Sourish Agarwal, Rachit Pareek & Rohan Hajela Irvington High School (CA) 4. Aubree Noble, Hunter Hawk & Brooklyn Stack Chadron High School (NE) 4. Eli Levine & Kyle Haas Park City High School (UT) 5. Jack Wilbanks Sylacauga High School (AL) 5. Emma Frankstein, Catherine Yu & Jenny Zhu Livingston High School (NJ) 6. Nicholas Loudermilk Warner Robins High School (GA) 6. Shakki Bhat & Fisher Gasvoda Estrella Foothills High School (AZ) 7. Jiin Lee & Casey Lee Gabrielino High School (CA) 7. Aaron Buller, Ethan Hall & Leslie Braun Heartland Community School (NE) 8. Timber Erisman & Dakotta Hunt Crest Ridge High School (MO) 8. Jessica Y. Zhang Alpharetta High School (GA) & Anuraag Agarwal & Shalin 9. Georgina Bautista & Hannah Powell Piggott High School (AR) Bhandari South Forsyth High School (GA) 10. Carson Broom Ripley High School (WV) 9. Sree Chinta & Ali Husaini Hightstown High School (NJ) 10. Levi Petix, Zack Jarred & Matthew Figgins Kennett Career and Technology Center (MO)

#NLC 2017 • 6 FBLA NLC COMPETITIVE EVENT WINNERS Health Care Administration Insurance & Risk Management sponsored by Friends of the Association sponsored by MyPath 1. Hanifah Ali Dunlap High School (IL) 1. Anthony J. Elengickal Alpharetta High School (GA) 2. Kalpit Mody Lee County High School (GA) 2. Michael Wang Fremont High School (CA) 3. Yu-Ying Chua Homestead High School (CA) 3. Aryaman Khandelwal Parkland High School (PA) 4. Brooke McPherson Franklin County High School (VA) 4. Allison McGeehan MMI Preparatory School (PA) 5. Noriyuki Shinagawa Downingtown STEM Academy (PA) 5. Greg Westfall Northwest PA Collegiate Academy (PA) 6. Emilija Sagaityte Radnor High School (PA) 6. Shreya Nidadavolu Middleton High School (FL) 7. Kyndra Spielbusch Saint Paul High School (KS) 7. Richard Ma Kirksville Area Technical Center (MO) 8. Katie Lee Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) 8. Kyle Klumb Marinette High School (WI) 9. Shihao Li Bridgewater-Raritan High School (NJ) 9. Danielle Heidkamp River Ridge High School (FL) 10. Kortney Heim Tri-Valley High School (PA) 10. Jerry Zhuang Livingston High School (NJ)

Help Desk Introduction to Business sponsored by AH&T sponsored by KPMG LLP 1. Shaylin Quaid Carlyle High School (IL) 1. Benjamin Gao Buchholz High School (FL) 2. Michael Stringer Pequannock Township High (NJ) 2. Angela Yu Northview High School (GA) 3. Jun Lin Zhu Grace M. Davis High School (CA) 3. Sheri Zhang Northview High School (GA) 4. Tristan Park Mountain View High School (WA) 4. Abhinav Janamanchi Sun Prairie High School (WI) 5. Adrian Parker Randallstown Sr. High School (MD) 5. Gloria Zhang Homestead High School (CA) 6. Benjamin Simons Yoncalla High School (OR) 6. Maxwell Wang STEM High School (WA) 7. Harsh Srivastava Moreau Catholic High School (CA) 7. Kurtis A. Johnson Montoursville Area High School (PA) 8. Blake Beran Career Pathways Institute (NE) 8. Noa Bronicki Homestead High School (CA) 9. Jess Smith Auburn High School (VA) 9. Francis Maglaqui Eastern Technical High School (MD) 10. Emma Ference Pequannock Township High (NJ) 10. Wyatt M. Nettling Montoursville Area High School (PA)

Hospitality Management Introduction to Business Communication sponsored by Johnson & Wales University sponsored by Junior Tours 1. Rylee Brown & Suraj Ramkumar Hillcrest High School (UT) 1. Jessie Liu Interlake High School (WA) 2. Mario Russo Herschel V. Jenkins High School (GA) & Brent Miller Northview 2. Rhea Mathew Chattahoochee High School (GA) High School (GA) & Hannah Zeiler Sandy Creek High School (GA) 3. Bianca Chen Obra D. Tompkins High School (TX) 3. Julia Niven, Grayson Wegener & Ashley Stewart Lincoln Southwest High 4. Jacob Decker Catonsville High School (MD) School (NE) 5. Rohit Mandava Adlai E. Stevenson High School (IL) 4. Nashant Patel, Jackson Perry & Ahmad Wilson Gateway Sr. High School (PA) 6. Chelsea Guo University High School (CA) 5. Caroline King, Claire Moritz & Sophie Newman Ponte Vedra High School (FL) 7. Gloria Park Blue Valley North High School (KS) 6. Destany Aiken, Juhi Dattani & Danni Hix Myrtle Beach High School (SC) 8. Karissa Lim The Episcopal Academy (PA) 7. Pranov C. Mutyala, Kayvon C. Dibai & Siddhartha K. Vemuri Alpharetta 9. Mariya Spiridonova Mira Loma High School (CA) High School (GA) 10. Amanda Yao Madison Memorial High School (WI) 8. Megha Nomula, Shreya Parekh & Prerana Panchumarti Middleton High School (FL) Introduction to Business Presentation 9. Julie Mathews, Rayann Yao & Ketna Kolakaluri Adlai E. Stevenson High School (IL) sponsored by The School of Business at Stevens Institute of Technology 10. Tara Kehoe & Neha Matavalam South Forsyth High School (GA) 1. Christina Masnyy, Alyssa Kreg & Kearah Kraus Fife High School (WA) 2. Shelby Jennett, Sean Cheng & Smera Doshi Homestead High School (CA) 3. Macy Ruggiero & Chloe Sun Juliet High School (TN) Impromptu Speaking 4. Mickey Lu & David Jung Dougherty Valley High School (CA) sponsored by Boston University School of Hospitality Administration 5. Stefan De Villiers & Samuel Lucia Inglemoor High School (WA) 1. Freia Siegel Pueblo Centennial High School (CO) 6. Grace Mattson & Ella Pierson Fife High School (WA) 2. Cassietta Jones Whitehaven High School (TN) 7. Raquel Acosta, Connor Brannick & Carlye Pichman Wauconda High School 3. Keziah Sanders Sylacauga High School (AL) (IL) 4. Gandhar Aj Kothi Cypress Woods High School (TX) 8. Simon Casas Sebastian River High School (FL) 5. Ryan Nam Los Osos High School (CA) 9. Krishnendu Sreekumar & Romil Mistry Obra D. Tompkins High School (TX) 6. Madison Hetland Mitchell High School (SD) 10. Carson Young & Mark Meads Nixa High School (MO) 7. Gloria Esarco Big Foot High School (WI) 8. Katherine Gong Alhambra High School (CA) 9. Cameron Brown Hershey High School (PA) 10. Bhumika Kapur Seven Lakes High School (TX)

7 • Tomorrow’s Business Leader FBLA NLC COMPETITIVE EVENT WINNERS Introduction to Business Procedures Job Interview sponsored by Northwood University sponsored by Long Island University (LIU) 1. Riley Nicosia Marvin Ridge High School (NC) 1. Shady Mina Palm Harbor University High School (FL) 2. Meher Ambati South Forsyth High School (GA) 2. Terese Navarra Bellevue West High School (NE) 3. Caleb Cho Upper Dublin Sr. High (PA) 3. Jack Dudley Briar Woods High School (VA) 4. Osman Wong Homestead High School (CA) 4. Arthur Thery Mamaroneck High School (NY) 5. Harshvardhan Singh Houston County High School (GA) 5. Kali Henderson Hidden Valley High School (OR) 6. Vincent Zhu Northview High School (GA) 6. Alexis Brock Grant County High School (KY) 7. Andrew Pei John P. Stevens High School (NJ) 7. Audrey Lausterer Bellevue West High School (NE) 8. Tiba Hamza Prince Edward County High School (VA) 8. Avery Mickelsen Ephrata High School (WA) 9. Cole Faggert Ocean Lakes High School (VA) 9. Destiny Stetson Saltillo High School (MS) 10. Hailey Akins South Forsyth High School (GA) 10. Jill Townsend Okanogan High School (WA)

Introduction to Financial Math Journalism sponsored by Ozark Delight Candy Company sponsored by Friends of the Association 1. Katie Lu Central High School-Springfield (MO) 1. Anne Hendry North Summit High School (UT) 2. Priya Ganesh Radnor High School (PA) 2. Alexandra D’Aquilla Tualatin High School (OR) 3. Anuj Som Palm Harbor University High School (FL) 3. John Town Rancocas Valley Regional (NJ) 4. Stela Licheva Edward W. Clark High School (NV) 4. Albert Zhang Westlake High School (CA) 5. Adam Wang Alpharetta High School (GA) 5. David Saeb Boulder High School (CO) 6. Hugh Cheung John F. Kennedy High School (NY) 6. Sharon Luo Williamsville East High School (NY) 7. Emma Azinger Ripon Sr. High School (WI) 7. Zoe Cooke South Callaway R-II High School (MO) 8. Cameron Jamison Issaquah High School (WA) 8. Alyssa Wang Vista del Lago (CA) 9. Benjamin Walworth Branson High School (MO) 9. Alexis Hellwig Herriman High School (UT) 10. Kerry Huang Irvington High School (CA) 10. Dallas HoffmanUpson-Lee High School (GA)

Introduction to Information Technology LifeSmarts sponsored by National Technical Honor Society sponsored by National Consumers League 1. Christina Siting Shao Cupertino High School (CA) 1. Sam Hassett George C. Marshall High School (VA) 2. Abrar Shawkat Walton-Verona High School (KY) 2. Vineet Mudapalli & Raj Pandit Lynbrook High School (CA) 3. Christopher Ye Great Valley High School (PA) 3. Kevin Colle & Tanner Sack Nickerson High School (KS) 4. Eric Yu Hillcrest High School (UT) 4. Allen Litvak & Megan Wagner Pensacola High School (FL) 5. Noah Smith Greenwood Area High School (PA) 5. Timothy Feng & Shizhuo K. Duan Upper Dublin Sr. High (PA) 6. Adit Sachde Northview High School (GA) 6. Jacob Sorensen & Thomas Simonson Blair High School (NE) 7. Victor Huang Arcadia High School (CA) 7. Matthew Breslin & David Cai Upper Dublin Sr. High (PA) 8. Kushagra Ghosh John P. Stevens High School (NJ) 8. George Bouzarelos & Nick Fromme Grandview High School (CO) 9. Rohan Khandelwal John P. Stevens High School (NJ) 9. Jarod Jeglum & Troy Knudson Divide County High School (ND) 10. Hirsh Kabaria Hillsborough High School (FL) 10. June Lin & Jessica Zhang Diamond Bar High School (CA)

Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure Local Chapter Annual Business Report sponsored by Men’s Wearhouse Group sponsored by Memton Fund 1. Akhilesh Talkad South Forsyth High School (GA) 1. North East High School (MD) 2. Allison Mattern Western Wayne High School (PA) 2. Hidden Valley High School (OR) 3. Satchel Manchester Athens High School (PA) 3. Northern High School (MD) 4. Teresa Yang Homestead High School (CA) 4. Claysburg-Kimmel High School (PA) 5. Thomas Reardon Boulder High School (CO) 5. Geneva High School (AL) 6. Karen Liu Walnut High School (CA) 6. Crystal City High School (MO) 7. Anthony Bui Troy High School (CA) 7. Mater Academy Charter High School (FL) 8. Abrar Rahman Cupertino High School (CA) 8. Wellsville High School (KS) 9. Darsh Gupta Warren Township High School (IL) 9. Odessa High School (WA) 10. Yiping An Seven Lakes High School (TX) 10. Parsippany Hills High (NJ)

#NLC 2017 • 8 FBLA NLC COMPETITIVE EVENT WINNERS Management Decision Making Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Excel sponsored by TestOut sponsored by Certiport, a Pearson VUE Business 1. Shelley Ling & Joy Tang Johns Creek High School (GA) & Royce Dickerson 1. Marissa Manny Walla Walla High School (WA) Lambert High School (GA) 2. Matteo Antunez Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca High School (NE) 2. Xavier Brenza, Harrison Pearl & Will Sun Fairview High School (CO) 3. Nicholas Real Wayne County High School (GA) 3. Venkata Muriki, Ha Eun Kim & Hyunkyung Rhee Homestead High School (CA) 4. Shawn Kroodsma Sunnyslope High School (AZ) 4. Athena Tran, Shubham Rai & Alex Pereira Blue Valley North High School (KS) 5. Brittany Morey Warren Township High School (IL) 5. Brandon C. Ma, Neel S. Chaudhari & Grace Zhou Monta Vista High School 6. Carolina Quintana Victory Early College High School (TX) (CA) 7. Nolan Dean Olathe East High School (KS) 6. Gautham Pasupathy, Sankalp Panigrahi & Vikram Pasupathy Dougherty 8. Benjamin N. Rose Montgomery County Area Technology Center (KY) Valley High School (CA) 9. Lucas Denton South Newton High School (IN) 7. Angela Hoene, Javion Joyner & Gavin Ostheimer Central Valley High School 10. Avery North Azle High School (TX) (WA) 8. Reece Krueger, Brad Ernesti & Logan Sampson Arlington High School (NE) Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Word 9. Shyam Madhani, Yesh Doctor & Rakesh Kathiresan Texas FBLA Virtual Chapter (TX) sponsored by Certiport, a Pearson VUE Business 10. Kevin Tan & Peter Wu Watchung Hills Regional High School (NJ) 1. Ryan Decker Timpanogos High School (UT) 2. Divya Mistry Chapel Hill High School (TX) 3. Richard Chiu Warren Township High School (IL) Management Information Systems 4. Shelby Taft Marion County High School (GA) sponsored by LearnKey 5. Emily Johnson Walla Walla High School (WA) 1. Marcus E. Plutowski, Forest Yang & William Hsu Monta Vista High School 6. Austin Dominguez Cypress Creek High School (TX) (CA) 7. Trey Sanders South Newton High School (IN) 2. Ronnie Piccione & Julianne Martinez Creekside High School (FL) 8. Wesley Cavanaugh Olathe East High School (KS) 3. Jaden Byrd, Noah Lee & Apoorva Sista Middleton High School (FL) 9. Alonna Cannoy Canutillo High School (TX) 4. Evan Yip, Vidish Gupta & Nathan White Calabasas High School (CA) 10. Ethan Norfleet Howard High School (GA) 5. Alexander Yagoda & Kevin Monjarrez Coral Gables High School (FL) 6. Darren Yu Lambert High School (GA) & Harish Kamath South Forsyth High Mobile Application Development School (GA) 7. Atish Barua & Suchir Kavi Blue Valley High School (KS) sponsored by #the VIBE | The Social Media Center of Expertise at Centenary College 8. George Li, Sai Kiran Maddela & Stephen Chang Seven Lakes High School 1. Luke Mann Marriotts Ridge High School (MD) (TX) 2. Naren Ramesh & Varun Shenoy Cupertino High School (CA) 9. Tori Runyan, Bobby Zhang & Raymond Lee Homestead High School (CA) 3. John D. Dews-Flick Chapel Hill High School (NC) 10. Rongxuan Li & Justin Zhao Troy High School (CA) 4. Yash Kakodkar James E. Taylor High School (TX) 5. Michael Froid & Jomiecia GriffinLakewood Sr. High School (FL) 6. Michael Chen, Varun Tandon & Heidi Dong Homestead High School (CA) Marketing 7. Drew Patel, Jeffrey Su & Rafael Xu Central High School-Springfield (MO) sponsored by Mercer University Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics 8. Adel Hassan, Brayden Cloud & Patrick Kenney Central High School (TX) 1. Surya Hendry & Grace Zheng Inglemoor High School (WA) 9. Daniel O’Donnel & Josh Talley Dulaney Sr. High School (MD) 2. Oliver Leung, Derek Zhang & Michael Kokkines Vernon Hills High School (IL) 10. Sarvesh Kalwit, Raghav Sreeram & Raj Mehta Lynbrook High School (CA) 3. Emily Rackers, Emily Hoerchler & Stephanie Grant Jefferson City High School (MO) Network Design 4. Mack Wickens & Dylan Yarbrough Evans High School (GA) 5. Jason J. Song Alpharetta High School (GA) & Macy McKinley Northview High sponsored by College Works Painting School (GA) & Zion Young Carver High School (GA) 1. Sam Brause, Andrew Katz & Paul Pedrozo Mamaroneck High School (NY) 6. Aurum Kathuria, Manasi G. Navalgundkar & Victor J. Ho Monta Vista High 2. Dan Sandursky & Griffin TimmAbington Sr. High School (PA) School (CA) 3. Kevin DeJeu & Joseph Murphy Pleasant Hope High School (MO) 7. Valerie Hu, Massimiliano Lucas & Brandon Chen Homestead High School 4. Trevor Flint, Clay Carter & Teegan Bailey Creekside High School (FL) (CA) 5. Darren Hsing, Zhi-Ying Chua & Jeremy Honma Homestead High School (CA) 8. Aeji Hyun, Dennis Park & Siddhi Chordia Oxford Academy (CA) 6. Bailey R. Powell, Connor W. Shade & Zach T. Young Jersey Shore Sr. High 9. Harry Collet & Jordan Jekel Olympia High School (WA) School (PA) 10. Zach Richardson & Doug Reynolds Ozark High School (MO) 7. Ruby Galdean & Adam Smith Northridge High School (CO) 8. James Hannigan, Nicholas Ionata & Anthony Comitos East Lake High School (FL) 9. William Bolin, Randall Adcock & Cristian Flores-Foster Payson High School (AZ) 10. Kevin Li, Joshua Wu & Alex Gao Henry M. Gunn High School (CA)

9 • Tomorrow’s Business Leader FBLA NLC COMPETITIVE EVENT WINNERS Networking Concepts Partnership with Business Project sponsored by Friends of the Association sponsored by Walmart 1. Brandon Nguyen Oxford Academy (CA) 1. Valerie Hu, Kevin Ham & Zibaa Adil Homestead High School (CA) 2. Thomas Kozlowski Union County Vocational (NJ) 2. Bryonna Burga, Josephine Embola & Tianna George Shaw High School (GA) 3. Alexander Jacob Cabrillo High School (CA) 3. Alek Timm & Rachel Kraemer Arlington High School (NE) 4. Ezekiel F. Miller Jersey Shore Sr. High School (PA) 4. Shivank Gupta & Gabrielle Alcala Warren Township High School (IL) 5. Vishwa Shanmugam Downingtown STEM Academy (PA) 5. Brian Koll & Sean Cochran Centennial High School (OR) 6. James D. Tackett St. Martin High School (MS) 6. Julia Liu, Cindy Zhang & Kevin Liu Cupertino High School (CA) 7. Rohit Vaidyula Seven Lakes High School (TX) 7. Brandon Simmons & Chloe D’Huyvetter Alma Center Lincoln High School 8. John Sarmiento Advanced Technology Center High School (VA) (WI) 9. Max Wegner Woodinville High School (WA) 8. Emilie Hill, Ellie Seamons & Jaxon Stuart Herriman High School (UT) 10. Austin VanDyke Timpanogos High School (UT) 9. Eric Hoffman, Kadin Bullock & Timberlyn ShawTimpanogos High School (UT) Organizational Leadership 10. Victoria Thornton & Elvia Santos-Dominguez Heritage High School (WA) sponsored by Alabama & Illinois FBLA 1. Rushi Vekariya Strawberry Crest High School (FL) Personal Finance 2. Nick Taylor Unionville High School (PA) sponsored by Anonymous Donor 3. Jessie Cheng Irvington High School (CA) 1. Beau Groom Scappoose High School (OR) 4. Antonio Trujillo San Tan Foothills High School (AZ) 2. William Liu Buchholz High School (FL) 5. Connor Burke Park City High School (UT) 3. Jordan Christian Coffee County High School (TN) 6. Caleb Bruemmer Blair Oaks High School (MO) 4. Amit Pampati Unionville High School (PA) 7. Ananya Tyagi Grandview High School (CO) 5. Rian Nihart Oley Valley Sr. High School (PA) 8. Melissa Machado Mater Lakes Academy (FL) 6. Jasman Singh Hightstown High School (NJ) 9. Vanessa Ting Parsippany Hills High (NJ) 7. Jeffrey GoldenbergCorona Del Mar High School (CA) 10. Emily Munoz Johnson High School (GA) 8. Stephanie Hu Bridgewater-Raritan High School (NJ) 9. Rounak Bera Lindbergh High School (MO) Parliamentary Procedure 10. Akshat Jain Dougherty Valley High School (CA) sponsored by Schermer Pecans 1. Victor Faupel-Persons, Kaylin Gaudette, Brooke Miller, Sarah Ryan & Public Service Announcement Lene Willey Chestnut Ridge High School (PA) sponsored by My College Options 2. Trinity Gao, Rebecca Zhu, Angie Liu & Shannon Cheung Homestead High 1. Caitlyn McTier Sylacauga High School (AL) School (CA) 2. Marcel Hones & Chris Lyke Ripon Sr. High School (WI) 3. Anjani Patibandla, Anusha Fatehpuria, Albert Su, Jeremy Chiu & Ashwin 3. Erik Hartman, Jack Heinemann & Thaddaeus Lam Damonte Ranch High Pasupathy Lynbrook High School (CA) School (NV) 4. Anna M. Avery, Rebecca Jones, Lyndsey Sweet, William Carroll & Abigail 4. Wesley Valentine & William Valentine Platte County High School (MO) Waddle Hart County High School (KY) 5. Jason Juang, Pranav K. Kandikuppa & Sarang R. Pujari Alpharetta High 5. Barry Qi, Haoyu (Allen) Wang, Audrey K. Lai, Rohan Sreedhar & Arya School (GA) Jawadekar Monta Vista High School (CA) 6. Nic Pahchunka & Zachary O’Donnell Liberty High School-Film & TV (AZ) 6. Kayla Lorenzo, Natalie Sanchez, Amanda Gomez & Adriana Torres Miami 7. Eli Wurster, McKenzie Dopak & Lorraine Krawczyk Wauconda High School Sunset Sr. High School (FL) (IL) 7. Niloy Gupta, Gokul Kannan, Rachel Ma & Cindy Tian River Hill High School 8. Sophia Williams & Kaleigh Fanning Marvin Ridge High School (NC) (MD) 9. Ayaan Keshwani, Aniketh Narayanan & Sameer Tilva Northview High 8. Sarah Acquaviva, Matthew Apryasz & Alyssa Kajian Juliet O’Hare School (GA) Pequannock Township High (NJ) 10. Bennett Barbosa & Natalie Haerter Park City High School (UT) 9. Tyler Hess, Brendan Lumpkin, Anna Myers & Sumanth Nallamotu Broad Run High School (VA) Public Speaking I 10. Davis Ellis, David Griffin, Jacob Haarala, Jalia Payne & James Strebeck Ruston High School (LA) sponsored by Friends of the Association 1. Asna Tabassum Ruben S. Ayala High School (CA) 2. Léopoldine Accélas Institution Chretienne d’Haiti (Haiti) 3. Milana Marshall Vail Academy and High School (AZ) 4. Kyle O’Dell Chestatee High School (GA) 5. Celia Vigil Freeman High School (WA) 6. Anna Perkins Creekside High School (FL) 7. Jasmine Williams Hidden Valley High School (OR) 8. Alexander Shappell Fossil Ridge High School (CO) 9. Annalise R. Eiswerth Jersey Shore Sr. High School (PA) 10. Alissa Thamar Edjacin Institution Chretienne d’Haiti (Haiti)

#NLC 2017 • 10 FBLA NLC COMPETITIVE EVENT WINNERS Public Speaking II Social Media Campaign sponsored by Balfour sponsored by Lead2Feed 1. Terry Robinson Lynden High School (WA) 1. Lauren Brashear, Daniela Jang & Sunghee Kim Riverdale High School (FL) 2. Schanelle-Marie Saldanha Bishop Canevin High School (PA) 2. Katie Sy, Chris Hung & Joseph Naseib Los Osos High School (CA) 3. Kush Mathur East Brunswick High School (NJ) 3. Ansley Jones & Ellen Ponder Thomas County Central High (GA) 4. Garret Collins Cherokee Trail High School (CO) 4. Sarah Yang & Taylor Caragher International Community School (WA) 5. Sahar Zadeh Paul Laurence Dunbar High (KY) 5. Courtney Mooney & Guilianna Iona Wallenpaupack Area High School (PA) 6. Jordan Gills Murfreesboro High School (AR) 6. Brenden Liu, Robyn Salzberg & Alex Smith North Springs Charter High School (GA) 7. Jordan Davis Randallstown Sr. High School (MD) 7. Crystal Thames Mater Academy Charter High School (FL) 8. Tim Han Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) 8. Megan Edwards & Jill Collier Salisbury High School (MO) 9. Orion L. Nokes Charles Henderson High School (AL) 9. Kartika Ahern, Chloe Eaton & Sareeka Ramlal Middleton High School (FL) 10. Connor Broyles Siloam Springs High School (AR) 10. Misaki Otani & Bahaar Bhatia Lynbrook High School (CA)

Publication Design Sports & Entertainment Management sponsored by DormCo.com sponsored by CollegeWeekLive 1. Aubrey Richards & Breann ShafferIdalia High School (CO) 1. Rehan Ghanta, Kevin Jing & Sai Naidu Paul Laurence Dunbar High (KY) 2. Kayley J. Beard & Skylar N. Kaplan Alpharetta High School (GA) 2. Anne He, Michal Bachar & Jacob Jiao Homestead High School (CA) 3. Luke Ellis & Marley Hamby Dawson County High School (GA) 3. Pranav Iyer, Keshav Raghu & Raj Dasani Dougherty Valley High School (CA) 4. Bianca Lee & Emily Wang Gabrielino High School (CA) 4. Narenprakash Jayagopi, Abhishek Mattipalli & Revanth Tiruveedhi South 5. Allison Binder & Brooke Stefankiewicz Salisbury High School (MO) Forsyth High School (GA) 6. Amy Chen River Hill High School (MD) 5. Jack Hansen-Reed & Joseph Walther Bellevue East High School (NE) 7. Jennifer Jimenez & Blair Stuthman Lakeview High School (NE) 6. Brett Meyers & Jesse Stein Adlai E. Stevenson High School (IL) 8. Lillian Koch, Isabella Norante & Alyssa Wardin Muskego High School (WI) 7. Mitchell Kurtz & Preston Krautkramer Marathon High School (WI) 9. Brandi Mills Knox Central High School (KY) 8. Danial Alam, Jong Lee & Daniel Mativo Brookwood High School (GA) 10. Brady Hartog Hillcrest High School (UT) 9. Ivan Wang & Neil Chitalia International Academy (MI) 10. Jake Flancer, Tommy O’Farrell & Jon Pogorzelski Wissahickon High School (PA) Sales Presentation sponsored by Custom Shades Sunglasses Fundraiser Spreadsheet Applications 1. Cole Tessendorf Lakeview High School (NE) sponsored by School Spirit Coffee Fundraising 2. Natasha (Susanna) Klein Los Osos High School (CA) 1. Jonah Long Fowler High School (CO) 3. Bryson Homman Solomon High School (KS) 2. Seth Walker Mary Persons High School (GA) 4. Rachel Lunt Herriman High School (UT) 3. Yohan SofianWalnut High School (CA) 5. Srikanth Raguraman John P. Stevens High School (NJ) 4. Jennifer Luy Craigmont High School (TN) 6. Anthony Glaefke Hazen High School (WA) 5. Avery Bouldin Fowler High School (CO) 7. Dylan Steenbergen Shelbyville Central High School (TN) 6. Tyrell Gabriel Omaha High School (AR) 8. Eliza Bradford Oconto Falls High School (WI) 7. Ariel Andrews West Johnston High School (NC) 9. Matthew J. Tierney Blessed Trinity Catholic (GA) 8. Kallin Kelley Wasatch County High School (UT) 10. Swarna Shiv Cherokee Trail High School (CO) 9. Wilson Switzer Nicholas County High School (KY) 10. Katie Mitchell Madison County Area Technology Center (KY) Securities and Investments sponsored by Melnick Brothers 1. Wenbo (Selena) Shi Walnut High School (CA) 2. Spencer Kinkelaar Kings High School (OH) 3. Mason Westphal Bentonville High School (AR) 4. Alexander Paulius Lemont High School (IL) 5. Owen Wing State College Area High School (PA) 6. Marcelaenel Cortez Cesar E. Chavez High School (CA) 7. William Kline Lakewood Sr. High School (FL) 8. Akshay Sharma Lincoln East High School (NE) 9. Mia Zender Boulder High School (CO) 10. Robert Tatum Westlake High School (CA)

11 • Tomorrow’s Business Leader FBLA NLC COMPETITIVE EVENT WINNERS Virtual Business Management Challenge sponsored by Knowledge Matters FBLA-PBL appreciates our new and returning 1. Dustin J. Zhang, Jason Won & Anneliese C. Israel Upper Dublin Sr. High (PA) 2017 NLC competitive event sponsors. With their 2. Dawson Ottley & Ruben Lyszynski Viewmont High School (UT) support, all of our FBLA national competitive 3. Preston Stuhr & Garrett Richters Centennial High School (NE) events were sponsored again this year. For more 4. Benjamin Berdal & Ian Chandler May-Port CG High School (ND) information on our partners, visit the scholarship, 5. Ayden Richards & Lindsey Richards Viewmont High School (UT) 6. Eric Sterwald & Tyler Carpio Muskego High School (WI) fundraising, and educational programs pages on 7. Joshua H. Hong, Andrew Duan & Kevin L. Zhu Upper Dublin Sr. High (PA) fbla-pbl.org/sponsors-partners. 8. Danny Lee, Kevin Lee & Ryan Smalstig Apollo High School (AZ) 9. Adam Liang Piscataway High School (NJ) 10. Carson Mara, Troy De Bruin & Matthew Sanderfoot Little Chute High School (AZ) NEW SPONSORS

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#NLC 2017 • 12 FBLA-Middle Level COMPETITIVE EVENT WINNERS Congratulations to the 2016–17 FBLA-Middle Level national event winners from each state!

American Enterprise Project Harman Middle School (WV) Desktop Publishing Applications Beebe Jr. High School (AR) Kylie Davis Central Jr. High School (AR) Mansfield Middle School (AR) Computer Slideshow Presentation Linden Combs Central Jr. High School (AR) Bay Point Middle School (FL) Abigail Avery Annie Camp Jr. High School (AR) Seth Hunter Pottsville Jr. High (AR) Brantley County Middle School (GA) Kelsey Carnes Annie Camp Jr. High School (AR) Molly Jackson Pottsville Jr. High (AR) Jasper County Middle School (GA) Kaylee Kapales Annie Camp Jr. High School (AR) Cooper Pryor La Junta Jr. High School (CO) Jacobs Fork Middle School (NC) Raylee Wallace Sheridan Middle School (AR) Ian Backes La Junta Jr. High School (CO) Albert Hill Middle School (VA) Aubriana Burns Sheridan Middle School (AR) Trent Johnston La Junta Jr. High School (CO) Saint Paul School-ML (VA) Auston Hoskins Fleming Jr. High School (CO) Anna Bedell University Middle School (CO) Shelby HoffmanPawnee Jr Sr High School (CO) Abigail Aurzada University Middle School (CO) Career Exploration Chase Mowery Pawnee Jr Sr High School (CO) Zoe Kalgren Burnett Middle School (FL) Katherine Payton Stuttgart Jr. High (AR) Kyle Muffoletto Randall Middle School (FL) Natalie Silvestre Burnett Middle School (FL) Carla Hernandez William O Darby Jr. High (AR) Caroline Crusey Randall Middle School (FL) Katie Freeman Wilkinson Jr. High (FL) Anna Bedell University Middle School (CO) Samantha Law Williams IB Middle School (FL) Anina Robinson Wilkinson Jr. High (FL) Rylee Reeve University Middle School (CO) Zainab Lokhandwala Williams IB Middle School (FL) Brittney Horton Wilkinson Jr. High (FL) Elizabeth Hopper-Mendez Burnett Middle School (FL) Ria Nayar Williams IB Middle School (FL) Kaylee Stone Perry Middle School (GA) Naomi Katumalla Williams IB Middle School (FL) Makayla Carter Brantley County Middle School (GA) Sydney Logan Ringgold Middle School (GA) Aadi Karthik South Forsyth Middle School (GA) Jane Jones Brantley County Middle School (GA) Madison Poshard Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Shemetria Risper Weaver Middle School (GA) Hunter Grout Malcom Bridge Middle School (GA) Averi Vanderzille Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Sarah Farris Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Zack Banovz Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Audrey Norman Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Winston Suni Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Burke Lange Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Madison Dawson Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Cassidy Baker Santa Fe Trail Jr. High (KS) Zack Rice Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Carleigh Calufetti Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Addison Hinterweger Santa Fe Trail Jr. High (KS) Jaiden Doles Wellsville Middle School (KS) Isabella Crum Northern Middle School (MD) Victoria Minakowski Northern Middle School (MD) Kaylie Reese Wellsville Middle School (KS) Karter Burnside Hale R 1 School District (MO) Andi Siebeneck Blair Oaks Middle School (MO) Destiny Lewis Northern Middle School (MD) Janie Foster Hale R 1 School District (MO) Colby Wise Buffalo Prairie Middle School (MO) Parker Nickels Northern Middle School (MD) Katie Ginnings Hermitage Middle School (MO) Kundana Golla F.J. Carnage Middle School (NC) Kaylynn Crabtree Cole County R-V Middle (MO) Grayce Hostettler Hermitage Middle School (MO) Elena Brooks Gray’s Creek Middle School (NC) Courtney Shaw Cole County R-V Middle (MO) Hailey Baldwin East Cary Yr Middle School (NC) Danielle Gathright Grant County Middle School (ND) Jordan Dalka Fordland Middle School (MO) Rylee Hord-Armes Macon Middle School (NC) Katie Wilhelmi Stanley Middle School (ND) Javiera Doran Broad Creek Middle (NC) Maya Sumra Cavalier Middle School (ND) Lucy Potts Spring Creek Middle School (NV) Jordyn Privitera Broad Creek Middle (NC) Hannah Muth Cavalier Middle School (ND) Wolford Natalie Spring Creek Middle School (NV) Emma Sexton Broad Creek Middle (NC) Macy Nesheim Stanley Middle School (ND) Caitlin Lien Baker Middle School (OR) Kennedy Thompson Jacobs Fork Middle School (NC) Desaree Rencher Jerome Mock Middle School (NV) Abby Benson Baker Middle School (OR) Bren White Jacobs Fork Middle School (NC) Isabel Chavez Jerome Mock Middle School (NV) Sarah Jones St Andrew Catholic School (SC) Ivan Poston Jacobs Fork Middle School (NC) Caitlin Lien Baker Middle School (OR) Alexandra Hamilton St Andrew Catholic School (SC) Rachel Rusch Light of Christ Academy (ND) Abby Benson Baker Middle School (OR) Eve Kittok Coopertown Middle School (TN) Brooke Swann Scranton Public School (ND) Savannah Campbell St Andrew Catholic School (SC) Sydney Salyers Christiansburg Middle School (VA) Justin Kline Scranton Public School (ND) Gianna Monticello St Andrew Catholic School (SC) Simiya McEachin Spratley Gifted Center (VA) Vicente Chavez Jerome Mock Middle School (NV) Caeley Cochran Christiansburg Middle School (VA) Mickayla Jacobs Elena L Christian Jr. High (VI) Taia Gaddis Cross High School-Middle Level (SC) Gabrielle Schack Christiansburg Middle School (VA) Samantha Risch Badger Middle School (WI) Shayana Wilson Cross High School-Middle Level (SC) Anna Payne Christiansburg Middle School (VA) Luke Ellingson Fort Atkinson Middle School (WI) Tiffanee Hurt Cross High School-Middle Level (SC) Abigail Bostic Honaker High School-Middle Level (VA) Wes Harman Harman Middle School (WV) Cierah Carrow Hillcrest Middle School (SC) Annaleigh Rowe Honaker High School-Middle Level (VA) Megan Raines Harman Middle School (WV) Lee Ann Higgs Benjamin Syms Middle School (VA) Shianne Whited Honaker High School-Middle Level (VA) Layne Burnett Burns Jr. High School (WY) Mary Miller Benjamin Syms Middle School (VA) Zoey Slaby Cochrane-Fountain City Middle School (WI) L’anza White Lander Middle School (WY) Zaniya Royster Benjamin Syms Middle School (VA) Hailie Brone Cochrane-Fountain City Middle School (WI) Emily Kodolitsch Ruffner Academy Middle School (VA) Kylee Burton Gilman Middle School (WI) Community Service Project Mark Eugene John H. Woodson Jr. High (VI) Brooke Fryza Gilman Middle School (WI) Mahki O’Bryan John H. Woodson Jr. High (VI) Lily Swanson Lander Middle School (WY) Beebe Jr. High School (AR) Emme Sanders Cashton Middle School (WI) Jayla Alberts Lander Middle School (WY) Riverside Jr. High School (AR) Taylor Lukaszewski Cashton Middle School (WI) Kristin McPherson Lander Middle School (WY) University Middle School (CO) Mya Gersmeyer North Middle School (WI) BaoXin Tilton Lander Middle School (WY) Liberty Middle School (FL) Quentin Redding North Middle School (WI) Seneca Kail Lander Middle School (WY) Shenandoah Middle School (FL) Kady Stigler North Middle School (WI) Brantley County Middle School (GA) Wes Harman Harman Middle School (WV) Perry Middle School (GA) Tyler Ray Harman Middle School (WV) Wellsville Middle School (KS) Jackson Kirkbride Burns Jr. High School (WY) Northern Middle School (MD) Heylei Nordquist HEM Jr Sr High School (WY) Hermitage Middle School (MO) Sabrina Geller HEM Jr Sr High School (WY) Sarcoxie R-II (MO) A.G. Cox Middle School (NC) Jacobs Fork Middle School (NC) Stanley Middle School (ND) C. E. Murray Middle Level School (SC) Carvers Bay Middle School (SC)

13 • Tomorrow’s Business Leader FBLA-Middle Level COMPETITIVE EVENT WINNERS

Introduction to Business Casitee Miller Scranton Public School (ND) Web Page Creation Communication Desaree Rencher Jerome Mock Middle School (NV) Kate Keyser Chaffin Jr. High School (AR) Elizabeth Noel Greene County Technical Jr. High School (AR) Isabel Chavez Jerome Mock Middle School (NV) Garrett Locknar Chaffin Jr. High School (AR) Elizabeth Durning Ozark Jr. High School (AR) Hayden Kirkhart Alice Drive Middle School (SC) Lilly Smith Chaffin Jr. High School (AR) Abigail Aurzada University Middle School (CO) Taylor McCullough Hemingway Middle School (SC) Autumn Armstrong Nettleton Jr. High School (AR) Emily Fosdick-Early University Middle School (CO) Madison Edmonds Saint Paul School-ML (VA) Lonnie Ervin Nettleton Jr. High School (AR) Nicole Oullette Carlos E Haile Middle School (FL) Vanessa Williams Tazewell Middle School-8 (VA) Ellee Laybourn Fleming Jr. High School (CO) Anya Patidar Williams IB Middle School (FL) Emily Canales Badger Middle School (WI) Nathan Frankmore La Junta Jr. High School (CO) Kashvi Mundra Riverwatch Middle School (GA) Tyler Schultz Wisconsin Rapids Jr. High (WI) Jayden Jones La Junta Jr. High School (CO) Noerine Gray Veterans Memorial Middle School (GA) Kaycee Conder Lander Middle School (WY) Derek Bensley La Junta Jr. High School (CO) Tyler Stritzel Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Kenzie Harrison Lander Middle School (WY) Olivia Murrin Liberty Middle School (FL) Nicholas Harfst Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Ananya Sista Liberty Middle School (FL) Maggie Heath Wellsville Middle School (KS) Local Chapter Activities Report Diya Viswanathan Liberty Middle School (FL) Ryan Kemp Wellsville Middle School (KS) Bethel Middle School (AR) Nadja Marrero Shenandoah Middle School (FL) Tori Jackson Northern Middle School (MD) Ozark Jr. High School (AR) Nataly Rabelo Shenandoah Middle School (FL) Morgan Lance Clever Middle School (MO) La Junta Jr. High School (CO) Briana Reyes Shenandoah Middle School (FL) Ashley Christian Hickory County R-1 School-Middle (MO) Bellview Middle School (FL) Nellie Reynolds Brantley County Middle School (GA) Felicia Yan F.J. Carnage Middle School (NC) Liberty Middle School (FL) Morgan Rentz Brantley County Middle School (GA) Grayson Morgan Princeton Middle School (NC) Brantley County Middle School (GA) Phoenix Zhang Oconee County Middle School (GA) Bryanna Garrad Drake-Anamoose Middle School (ND) Carson Middle School (GA) Tyler Shasteen Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Brooke Swann Scranton Public School (ND) Wellsville Middle School (KS) Noah Johnson Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Lucy Potts Spring Creek Middle School (NV) Northern Middle School (MD) Gabriel Whitehead Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Wines Harper Spring Creek Middle School (NV) Hermitage Middle School (MO) Taylor Siemer Carterville Jr. High School (IL) Hunter Long Baker Middle School (OR) Holden Middle School (MO) Dawson Dwyer Wellsville Middle School (KS) Jalecia Jackson Bates Middle School (SC) Jacobs Fork MIddle School (NC) James Hurd Wellsville Middle School (KS) Miriam Vereen Carvers Bay Middle School (SC) Ebenezer Middle School (SC) Chase Nobles Northern Middle School (MD) Grace Woodall Coopertown Middle School (TN) Hillcrest Middle School (SC) Isabella Rosasco Northern Middle School (MD) Brynja Farmer Coopertown Middle School (TN) Benjamin Syms Middle School (VA) Gabe Holaday Hickory County R-1 School-Middle (MO) Evan Smith Churchland Middle School (VA) Norfolk Christian Middle School (VA) William Blankenship Hickory County R-1 School-Middle (MO) Catherine Levy Saint Paul School-ML (VA) Nick Williams Hickory County R-1 School-Middle (MO) Sara Booher North Middle School (WI) Outstanding Middle Level Adviser Avery Todd Wellington-Napoleon Middle School (MO) Adrienne Scheide Wisconsin Rapids Jr. High (WI) Ailene Easley Sheridan Middle School (AR) Ayden Shannon Wellington-Napoleon Middle School (MO) Mason Eye Harman Middle School (WV) Ruby Ann Sawyer Brantley County Middle School (GA) Alison Dehn Wellington-Napoleon Middle School (MO) Tyler Ray Harman Middle School (WV) Gretta Hug Santa Fe Trail Jr. High School (KS) Chloe Walton Cavalier Middle School (ND) Layne Burnett Burns Jr. High School (WY) Michelle Thurlo Milan C-2 Middle School (MO) Jordan Jenson Cavalier Middle School (ND) L’anza White Lander Middle School (WY) Patti Buono Jerome Mock Middle School (NV) Kaisa Mortensen Stanley Middle School (ND) Katie Wilhelmi Stanley Middle School (ND) Keyboarding Applications I Outstanding Middle Level Member Desaree Rencher Jerome Mock Middle School (NV) Isabel Chavez Jerome Mock Middle School (NV) Sierra Key Beebe Jr. High School (AR) Daniel Elder Ozark Jr. High School (AR) Damaris Ramirez William O Darby Jr. High (AR) Vicente Chavez Jerome Mock Middle School (NV) Brayan Rios Brantley County Middle School (GA) India Brown Cross High School-Middle Level (SC) Porscha Jacobs Idalia Middle School (CO) Caliah Helliger Elena L Christian Jr. High School (VI) Hailee Ham-Flores La Junta Jr. High School (CO) Shanya Gadson Cross High School-Middle Level (SC) Audrianna Lambright Cross High School-Middle Level (SC) Ashley Fortney Carlos E Haile Middle School (FL) Outstanding Middle Level Supporter Ashwin Srivastava Randall Middle School (FL) Dynasia Gilliard Cross High School-Middle Level (SC) Kristen Hubbard East Laurens Middle School (GA) Cathy Notestone Jasper County Middle School (GA) Caiden Ball Honaker High School-Middle Level (VA) Mattie Williams Pierce County Middle School (GA) Chirs Young Honaker High School-Middle Level (VA) Allie Berger Hale R 1 School District (MO) Spreadsheet Iain Aeschbach Ruffner Academy Middle School (VA) Brayden Mantooth Hermitage Middle School (MO) Theavan Saitang Ramsey Jr. High School (AR) Kaushal Bhasin Ruffner Academy Middle School (VA) Alexia Barron Hope Mills Middle School (NC) Kimberly Blair Walnut Ridge Middle School (AR) Carly Butzler Cashton Middle School (WI) Colin McInerney Moyock Middle School (NC) Nathan Frankmore La Junta Jr. High School (CO) Faith Butzler Cashton Middle School (WI) Samantha Oase Scranton Public School (ND) Alyssa Bullock La Junta Jr. High School (CO) Elliot Larson La Crosse Lincoln (WI) Zoie Johns Scranton Public School (ND) Shannon Short Carlos E. Haile Midlle School (FL) Vincent Tooke La Crosse Lincoln (WI) Vicente Chavez Jerome Mock Middle School (NV) Sagnik Yarlagadda Will IB Middle School (FL) Jacob Zeeb La Crosse Lincoln (WI) Shalayah Pinckney Cross High School-Middle Level (SC) Jazmin Rendon Brantley County Middle School (GA) JR Love Burns Jr. High School (WY) Destiny Sellers Elloree Middle School (SC) Jenna Riggins Brantley County Middle School (GA) Rayelle Brewer Johnson Jr. High School (WY) Nyla Taylor Albert Hill Middle School (VA) Shellby Copple Hale R 1 School District (MO) Jared Price Johnson Jr. High School (WY) Abigail Whittaker Tazewell Middle School-8 (VA) Seth Rorrer Hartville Jr. High School (MO) Ashton Tack North Middle School (WI) Adrian Chan East Cary Yr Middle School (NC) Taylor Mancl Wisconsin Rapids Jr. High (WI) Ria Kolte F. J. Carnage Middle School (NC) Layne Burnett Burns Jr. High School (WY) Jeran Anderson Scranton Public School (ND) Savannah Eggli Pine Bluffs Jr Sr High School (WY) Macy Nesheim Stanley Middle School (ND) Hunter Long Baker Middle School (OR) Keyboarding Applications II Ke’Laila Johnson Carvers Bay Middle School (SC) Maryann Rettig Beebe Jr. High School (AR) Jiana Anderson Albert Hill Middle School (VA) Westin Henderson Paragould Jr. High School (AR) Mitchell Campbell Honaker High School-Middle Level (VA) Chelsea Groves Idalia Middle School (CO) Damian Jilk Cochrane-Fountain Middle School (WI) Brandy Henrickson Idalia Middle School (CO) Sarah Preston North Middle School (WI) Kaitlyn Donalson Washington Middle School (GA) JR Love Burns Jr. High School (WY) Michelle Morales Washington Middle School (GA) Jaden Gipfert Burns Jr. High School (WY) Brayden Mantooth Hermitage Middle School (MO) Bradley Forrest Hermitage Middle School (MO) Michaela Young Hope Mills Middle School (NC) Katie Greeson Northeastern Randolph Middle School (NC) Alfred Kendall Cavalier Middle School (ND)

#NLC 2017 • 14 National RECOGNITION FBLA MEMBERSHIP AWARDS Largest Local Chapter—FBLA Palm Beach Gardens High School (FL)— 605 members SCHOLARSHIPS

Market Share Award Distinguished Business Leader Wausa Public School (NE)—86% ($500 at NLC & $500 upon joining PBL) Matthew McDaniel – Archer High School (GA) Largest State Chapter—FBLA Hannah Frier – Warren Township High School (IL) Georgia—20,806 members Vanessa Ting – Parsippany Hills High School (NJ) Ryan Apigian – Robinson High School (VA) Largest Increase in State Chapter Membership—FBLA Zoe Clark – Odessa High School (WA) Arizona—1,315 members National Technical Honor Society ($1,000) State Recruitment of Chapters—FBLA Royce Dickerson – Lambert High School (GA) Arizona —32 Chapters

Largest Local Chapter—FBLA-Middle Level Brewbaker Jr. High (AL)—324 members MARCH OF DIMES 2016–17 Top March for Babies States Largest State Chapter—FBLA-Middle Level Georgia—4,432 members 1st Place: Alabama 2nd Place: New Jersey Largest Increase in State Chapter Membership—FBLA-ML 3rd Place: Georgia Georgia—305 members 4th Place: Nebraska 5th Place: North Dakota State Recruitment of Chapters—FBLA-ML Georgia—27 chapters 2016–17 Top March for Babies Chapters 1st Place: Wallkill Valley High School (NJ) Largest Local Chapter—Professional Division 2nd Place: Geneva High School (AL) Divide County High School (ND)—135 members 3rd Place: Nettleton High School (AR) 4th Place: Divide County High School (ND) Largest State Chapter—Professional Division 5th Place: Creekview High School (GA) Georgia—467 members Grants MOST BAA CHAPTER ENTRIES Selma High School (AL) Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy (AL) Local Chapter Mater Academy Charter High School (FL) Eastern Region: Adolfina Irizarry HS (PR)—121 Bleckley County High School (GA) Mountain Plains Region: May-Port CG HS (ND)—57 Shaw High School (GA) North Central Region: Normal Community HS (IL)—76 Huntingtown High School (MD) Southern Region: Mary Persons High School (GA)—176 Divide County High School (ND) Western Region: Metro Tech HS –VIP (AZ)—215

State Chapter Eastern Region: Puerto Rico—838 Mountain Plains Region: North Dakota—524 North Central Region: Missouri—570 Southern Region: Georgia—2,336 Western Region: Arizona—1,072

15 • Tomorrow’s Business Leader Congratulations to the 2017 Business Achievement Awards (BAA) America Level Winners! Isaac Armenta Buckeye Union High School (AZ) Tyler Sapp Bleckley County High School (GA) Jami Pickle Fort Zumwalt South High School (MO) Savannah Christie Buckeye Union High School (AZ) Daniel Batterman Brookwood High School (GA) Savannah Pleasant Fort Zumwalt South High School (MO) Shakki Bhat Estrella Foothills High School (AZ) Arsheen Hamirani Brookwood High School (GA) Tatum Griffin Gallatin High School (MO) Seth Filo Estrella Foothills High School (AZ) Melisa Majdancic Brookwood High School (GA) Chloe Simmons Gallatin High School (MO) Galadriel Coury Ironwood High School (AZ) Christopher Smith Brookwood High School (GA) Madison Dowdy Jackson High School (MO) Charles Tripp Lake Havasu High School (AZ) Nathaniel Champion Cambridge High School (GA) Braxton Gill Jackson High School (MO) Vanessa Gonzalez Garcia Metro Tech High School-VIP (AZ) Amber Parson Camden County High School (GA) Ashtin Williams Linn County Area Career & Technical Center (MO) Anahi Lopez Metro Tech High School-VIP (AZ) Oswin Nwabude Centennial High School (GA) Cheyanne Beard Otterville R-VI High School (MO) Amalia Chamberlain Nogales High School (AZ) Celia Sernerman Centennial High School (GA) Raegan Bowers Otterville R-VI High School (MO) Anna Bryce Pima High School (AZ) Hannah Turner Central High School (GA) Grace Draffen Otterville R-VI High School (MO) Payton Hawkins Pima High School (AZ) Samuel Lefebvre Creekview High School (GA) Cleo Norman Otterville R-VI High School (MO) Tresha Preston Pima High School (AZ) Heather Moore Dade County High School (GA) Franklin Oswald Otterville R-VI High School (MO) Hadley Schmidt Pima High School (AZ) Bill Loudermilk Franklin County High School (GA) Braxsten Cook Penney High School (MO) Hallie Shupe Pima High School (AZ) Sabina Ashurova Houston County High School (GA) Sydney Rothbard Pike Lincoln Technical Center-High School (MO) Maggie West Pima High School (AZ) Sheanya Gunzelle Newton College and Career Academy (GA) Abbey Rounkles Tina-Avalon High School (MO) Richie Lopez Safford High School(AZ) Nicolas Delporte North Atlanta High School (GA) Elizabeth Knipp Tipton High School (MO) Brandyn Quinonez Safford High School(AZ) Isaac Chambers North Springs Charter High School (GA) Jaclyn Davis Warrensburg Area Career Center (MO) Summer Tookey Safford High School(AZ) David Antonino Riverwood International Charter School (GA) John Tharp West Platte RII School (MO) Betsy Munoz Tolleson Union High School (AZ) Anjali Atluru South Forsyth High School (GA) Brianna Ladnier St. Martin High School (MS) Katharina Shultz J Serra Catholic High School (CA) Pravalika Irukulla South Forsyth High School (GA) Kobi Allen Beach High School (ND) Hannah Azevedo Maxwell High School (CA) Vishali Prabhu South Forsyth High School (GA) Sofia Muruato Beach High School (ND) Kate Ba South Pasadena High School (CA) Donte Allen Therrell High School-Law & Government (GA) Ashley Neumiller Carrington High School (ND) Savannah Hamilton Sutter Union High School (CA) Alahji A. Barry Therrell High School-Law & Government (GA) Grace Cutshaw Central Valley High School (ND) Coleman Teaford Ohatchee High School (AL) Trinity Booker Therrell High School-Law & Government (GA) Katelyn Kennedy Central Valley High School (ND) Caitlyn McTier Sylacauga High School (AL) Audrianna Brown Therrell High School-Law & Government (GA) Jarod Jeglum Divide County High School (ND) Jack Wilbanks Sylacauga High School (AL) Kimora Burns Therrell High School-Law & Government (GA) Haley Olsen Edgeley Public School (ND) Keenan Carter W. P. Davidson High School (AL) Briana Carter Therrell High School-Law & Government (GA) Twyla Gross Enderlin Public School (ND) Samantha Hodges Cotter High School (AR) Davonne Clark Therrell High School-Law & Government (GA) Laurana Lynds Enderlin Public School (ND) Blake Moore Nettleton High School (AR) Jason Crichton Therrell High School-Law & Government (GA) Amanda Thompson Langdon High School (ND) Paige Coffelt Omaha High School (AR) Amaya N. 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FBLA Winners FBLA-ML Winners 1st Place: Green Bay Preble H.S. (WI)—Todd Anderson, adviser 1st Place: Moyock M.S. (NC)—Julie West, adviser 2nd Place: Pacific H.S. (MO)—Garret Andreasen, adviser 2nd Place: Moyock M.S. (NC)—Julie West, adviser 3rd Place: Washington – Wilkes Comprehensive H.S. (GA)—Amy Harkins, adviser 3rd Place: Bailey M.S. (NC)—Teresa Lester, adviser

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19 • Tomorrow’s Business Leader National ADVOCACY Taking FBLA to the Hill by FBLA Mountain Plains VP Ryan James Solis

n July 20, 2017, your FBLA National Officer Team took to 5. During your meeting make sure Othe halls of Congress. Many highly impactful meetings you speak to your audience. were held with congressional staff as well as directly with na- Legislators are interested in or- tional legislators such as Rep. Bradley Byrne of Alabama, Rep. ganizations that seek to advance education, community Beto O’Rourke of Texas, and Senator McCaskill of Missouri. service, and the lives of young Americans. Thus, make these focal points in your remarks. The response to our meetings was highly positive; many 6. Explain how FBLA has elevated your future as a student members of Congress were impressed by the magnitude and and as a community member. impact of FBLA. In addition, the National Officer Team met 7. Make sure to leave your business card or contact infor- the chamber of the House Small Business Committee led by mation with your legislator and explain that you hope Brad Howard, a congressional to continue working together to advance the cause of chief of staff, former PBL mem- FBLA. ber and current PD member. He 8. Ask for a picture with your legislator. discussed how FBLA-PBL impacts 9. Inform local, state, and national FBLA chapters about the future of students. your meeting. 10. Post on social media about your meeting and how it This year’s National Officer Team impacted you. has made the advancement of relations with local, state, and Speaking to your legislator about FBLA may make you feel federal governments a priority. nervous and unsure, but always remember the fact that tak- As FBLA anticipates, we will con- ing initiative to meet with your legislator is a testament to tinue to grow relationships with your character and shows that you are a future leader. You the public sector at these levels. may feel unsure, but you are not alone. Whether you are a student or adviser, you can make an impact that will elevate FBLA’s future. Synthesizing new part- My sophomore year, I decided to meet with my legislator to nerships or expanding established relations with local and talk about FBLA. I wasn’t a national officer nor a state officer, state governments increases support of FBLA. I was just a member of an organization that had a strong impact on me. And although I was nervous, the meeting This allows our organization to impact the lives of more went well and I was glad that not only was I able to lobby for young Americans. One of our goals as an organization is to FBLA, but I knew that by me taking this initiative I was one develop character, prepare for useful citizenship, and foster step closer to becoming a future business leader. You don’t patriotism. This is a goal that legislative bodies through- have to be a state officer or national officer, you just have to out the nation share, and more importantly, is a goal that believe in what you say. members can achieve through promoting FBLA on their own endeavor. Being a member of FBLA, you are a representative After all, meeting with your legislator will help you Elevate of an organization that assists students in becoming lead- Your Future with FBLA. ers in business, community, and school; and legislators are interested in your story. Becoming an advocate for FBLA may seem difficult, however, it is a rewarding endeavor. Here are ten tips on how to meet with your legislator: 1. Check your legislator’s website for how to request a meeting with your representative. (Do this weeks in advance, as members of Congress tend to have busy schedules.) 2. Prepare a quick elevator speech about FBLA and its impact. 3. Review FBLA’s goals, mission, and history, as well as the National Officer’s Program of Work. 4. A day before your meeting, call your legislator to confirm your meeting.

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