Heartland FBLA Shines at the State Leadership Conference in Omaha
Heartland FBLA students attended the Nebraska FBLA State Leadership Conference in Omaha on March 29-31. Heartland students earned 32 awards at this conference. The students attending the conference were: (Seniors) Cody Brown, Sondra Buller and Rachel King (Juniors) Ashley Bittinger, Jordan Bittinger, Mikaelyn Dick, Sara Brune, Janelle Huebert, Lincoln Ruybalid and Ashley Quiring (Sophomores) Allison Braun, Bailey Carr, Aubrey DeBraal, Sidney Dick, Jonathan Larson and Morgan Michel (Freshmen) Tyler Brown, Tierney Casper, Gina Grady, Cody Kroeker, Kaitlyn Quiring, Sheppard Ruybalid and Colton Siebert. Also attending was adviser Kristy Most.
The keynote speaker of the Opening General Session was Keith Hawkins. His message was titled “Go Human.” He motivated students to go first when it comes to leading others. Keith created an environment that allowed students to interact with other students from different schools to have the opportunity to GO HUMAN and make a difference. The Opening Session concluded with the campaign speeches of 14 candidates running for 6 state officer positions.
The leadership conference was filled with competitive events ranging from Accounting I and Desktop Publishing to Introduction to Business and Word Processing, plus many more. The Second General Session was held Friday evening where Honorable Mention awards were announced recognizing those who placed in the top 4% of each event.
The Awards Program held on Saturday morning announced the top eight winners in each event and revealed who would represent Nebraska at the National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas, this summer. Only the top two or three from each event earn the honor to compete on the national level, which is a great accomplishment. The installation of the 2012-13 State Officer Team was also conducted during this session.
Students earning awards were: Cody Brown - 1st Accounting II, 1st Economics, 3rd Entrepreneurship and Honorable Mention Spreadsheet Applications; Sondra Buller - Who’s Who in Nebraska FBLA, 3rd Hospitality Management, 5th Marketing and 7th Digital Design and Promotion; Rachel King - 5th Marketing and 7th Digital Design and Promotion; Mikaelyn Dick - 7th Word Processing II; Janelle Huebert - Honorable Mention Health Care Administration; Ashley Quiring - 1st Word Processing II, 2nd Accounting II, 3rd Entrepreneurship, 4th Business Communications, 4th Business Procedures and 6th Business Calculations; Allison Braun - 2nd Accounting I, 2nd Word Processing II, 4th Desktop Publishing and Honorable Mention Introduction to Business; Bailey Carr - 4th Desktop Publishing; Aubrey DeBraal - 6th Keyboarding Knowledge and Honorable Mention Proofreading; Jonathan Larson - 8th Accounting I; Gina Grady - Honorable Mention Introduction to Business, Honorable Mention Word Processing I and Honorable Mention Spelling; Kaitlyn Quiring - 2nd Word Processing I and Honorable Mention Introduction to Business; Sheppard Ruybalid - Honorable Mention Proofreading and Honorable Mention Spelling; Colton Siebert - 1st Introduction to Business, 5th Introduction to Technology Concepts and 6th Word Processing I.