HEARTLAND FBLA SUCCESSFUL AT STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Launch the media gallery 1 playerStudents from Heartland Community School-Henderson/Bradshaw attended the Nebraska Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference in Omaha on April 6-8, 2006. Over 1,700 students and advisers attended the three-day conference. Heartland students earned 35 awards at this event. The students attending the conference were: (Seniors) Jessica Luethje and Brandon Rader; (Juniors) Justine Erb and Jessica Harris; (Sophomores) Lauren Braun, MacKenzie Dick, Andrea Eck, Lauren Klute, Jessica Quiring, Tyler Ratzlaff, and Tana Siebert; (Freshmen) Michelle Barr, Quint Geis, Christianne Kroeker, Clint Kroeker, Brianna Rader, Tiffanie Squire, Whitney Steingard, and Amanda Wall. Also attending were advisers Kristy Most and Chris Ericson.
Participants of the State Leadership Conference were motivated by Bryan Fiese’s presentation, Communicating for Positive Results, during the Opening General Session. Participants also had the opportunity to listen to campaign speeches from the 15 candidates for State Office.
Thursday and Friday were filled with competitive events ranging from Introduction to Business and Accounting to Business Law and Word Processing, plus many more. Nine seminars covering topics such as Internet safety, career choices, and leadership were also presented while the State Officer candidates were actively campaigning for office. The Formal Caucus to question the candidates took place Thursday night, and the Second General Session was held Friday evening. By that time, nearly all events had been completed, the votes for State Officers were in, and the final results were being tallied.
Saturday morning was the time of truth as the winners were revealed—not only for State Office but also for qualifying for the National Leadership Conference to be held in Nashville. Only the top one or two from each event earn the honor to compete on the national level, which is a great accomplishment. Other highlights during the Awards Program were the farewells of the retiring officers and the installation of the 2006-07 State Officer Team.
FBLA is a professional organization with an emphasis on business and leadership. Nebraska has over 5,000 members in more than 130 chapters all across the state.
Students earning awards were: Jessica Luethje - Who’s Who in Nebraska FBLA, Ms. Future Business Leader Finalist, 2nd Banking & Financial Systems, 2nd Business Law, 3rd Business Management Competency, 5th Economics, 6th International Business, Honorable Mention Entrepreneurship, Honorable Mention Accounting I; Brandon Rader - Mr. Future Business Leader Finalist, 5th Business Law, 5th Entrepreneurship Team, 5th Business Management Competency, Honorable Mention Accounting I, Honorable Mention Economics, Honorable Mention Entrepreneurship; Lauren Braun - 5th Introduction to Business, 5th Business Math, 5th Entrepreneurship Team, 6th Partnership with Business Report, Honorable Mention Entrepreneurship, Honorable Mention Keyboarding Knowledge; Lauren Klute - 1st Proofreading, 2nd Word Processing II, 2nd Keyboarding Knowledge, 5th Accounting I, Honorable Mention Introduction to Business; Brianna Rader - 6th Introduction to Business, Honorable Mention Keyboarding Knowledge, Honorable Mention Spelling; Jessica Harris - 5th Entrepreneurship Team, Honorable Mention Business Law; Justine Erb - Honorable Mention Business Law; Tyler Ratzlaff - Honorable Mention Spelling; Jessica Quiring - 6th Partnership with Business Report; Amanda Wall - 1st Word Processing I; Clint Kroeker - Honorable Mention Intro to Business Communications; Michelle Barr - 6th Partnership with Business Report; Tiffanie Squire - 6th Partnership with Business Report.