FBLA students place at state

May 8, 2019 | Vol. 78 - No. 6

From left, seventh-grader Gaven White (1st Middle School Digital Gaming Team, 6th MS Creed), ninth-grader Joey Tynan (1st Middle School Digital Gaming Team, 5th MS Creed), senior Taylor Holeman (9th in HS Jingle), eighth-grader Emma Arbogast (1st in MS Spell It Team, 4th MS Creed, 6th HS Elevator Speech), 10th-grader Jerry Martin, ninth-grader Showaway Hunt (1st 1st Middle School Digital Gaming Team, 1st in MS Spell It Team), ninth-grader Kaitlyn Nordine (1st in MS Spell It Team, 6th HS Jingle), 10th-grader Lillie LaPlace. - photo courtesy of Advisor Susan Duclos

Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School sent eight students to the Future Business Leaders of America state competition in Bellevue April 10-13, when six of the students placed.

FBLA "prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences," a mission statement on the FBLA website states.

LR's presenters participated by doing, among other things, giving a PowerPoint presentation describing techniques for playing the video game "Fortnite," participating in a spelling bee centered on business terms, and making...

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