Meridian FBLA Attends SLC
Four Students Qualify for NLC in California
Legacy of Leadership was the theme for this year’s Nebraska Future Business Leaders of America. On April 6-8, the state leadership convention was held at the Omaha Plaza Hotel with over 2,200 members and advisers attending. The keynote speaker Hoan Do, competitor in American Ninja Warrior show, shared to the students on how to become outstanding leaders that make those around them better.
Mrs. Soukup, adviser, and 23 FBLA Meridian members attended the convention and competed in five competitive events and attended seminars held throughout the conference. Honorable mention awards were given to the top four percent of each event on Friday evening at the second general session. During the closing session on Saturday morning, awards were given to the top eight placings in each competitive event. Throughout the conference, students are competing against Class A, B, C, and D schools.
Receiving awards for Meridian were:
Erin Johnson – Who’s Who
Halle Pribyl – Intro to Financial Math – Honorable Mention
Erin Johnson – Spreadsheet Applications – Honorable Mention
Halle Pribyl – Accounting I - Honorable Mention
Erin Johnson, Breanna Miller, Hailey Schafer – Business Financial Plan – 3rd Place – National Qualifier*
Adeline Beals – DataBase Applications – 6th Place
Erin Johnson – DataBase Applications – 8th Place
Halle Pribyl – Intro to Business Communications – 3rd Place – National Qualifier*
Jackie Dimas – Public Speaking I – 6th Place
Halle Pribyl – Middle Level Business Communications – 3rd Place
Brynn Holtmeier – Middle Level Business Communications – 5th Place
Brynn Holtmeier – Middle Level Career Exploration – 5th Place
Meridian has qualified four students—Erin, Breanna, Hailey, and Halle—to compete at the National FBLA Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California, from June 27 to July 3. Placement in the top three for each event qualifies the students to compete at the national level.
Meridian has had students qualify for National Competition 16 out of the 18 years of Meridian FBLA. Student have worked hard to get to this step and make the extra effort to qualify in their events.
Members attending from Meridian were Brianna Barton, Adeline Beals, Baxter Beals, Breanna Boyce, Brittany Boyce, Jackie Dimas, Cally Ellis Brynn Holtmeier, Shelby Homolka, Erin Johnson, Allison Klipp, Garrett Klipp, Gitte Lans, Breanna Miller, Nylah Moody, Sara Most, Halle Pribyl, Hailey Schafer, Kolby Schafer, Erika Schwisow, Jaicee Sobotka, Josiee Sobotka, and Peyton VanWesten. Even though some of these students didn’t make the stage, they were all winners in competing the best they could representing Meridian at the convention.
