FBLA

== =Future Business Leaders of America=

//Please use this page to post any information pertinant to FBLA.// =Now looking to elect officers for the 2009-2010 school year! Please see one of the advisors if you are interested.=

Congratulations to all students who competed at states! Special congratulations to Sam Savoy who received 6th Place in Cyber Security and Preston Balavage who received 9th Place in Business Procedure! Great Job to all students!

Please use the PA FBLA Web site (www.pafbla.org) to begin researching what types of competitive events may be available for you to take. You may begin signing up for events today in Mrs. Shrader's room between classes.

I have posted practice tests on my N:drive for you to use to study with for your individual competitive events at the Regional Leadership Conference in January.

To access the tests, click on the N:drive, choose the Business and Technology Folder, Choose the A. Stark Folder, and finally choose the FBLA Practice Tests Folder. Scroll through the folder to find a Practice Test for your competitive event.

If you would like additional practice tests a good Web site is [|http://fblatests.com]. If you have any questions, please see me in Room 34!

For more information please see:

Ms. Stark Room 34 Mrs. Shrader Room 25 Ms. Alichnie Room 24

2008-2009 Officers: President: Bryan Darling Vice President: Derek Martin Secretary: Morgan Kunkle Treasurer: Preston Balavage Sergeant at Arms: Scott Daube

Region 16 President: Preston Balavage

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education association with a quarter million students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields. The association has four divisions:

-Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) for high school students; -FBLA-Middle Level for junior high, middle, and intermediate school students; -Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) for postsecondary students; and -Professional Division for business people, FBLA-PBL alumni, educators, and parents who support the goals of the association.

FBLA-PBL is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and organized on local, state, and national levels. Business teachers, advisers, and advisory councils (including school officials, business people, and community representatives) guide local chapters. State advisers and committee members coordinate chapter activities for the national organization.

The FBLA concept was developed in 1937 by Dr. Hamden L. Forkner of Columbia University. The first high school chapter was chartered in Johnson City, Tennessee on February 3, 1942. In 1958, the first PBL collegiate chapter was chartered in Iowa. The Professional Division, originally the Alumni Division, began in 1979. Joining FBLA-PBL in 1994 was the FBLA-Middle Level for students in grades 5-9.

The national board of directors is comprised of local teachers, state educators, business leaders, and the division presidents.

For more information visit:

[|http://www.fbla.org] [|http://www.pafbla.org]