(Canastota, NY – Jan. 2016) The Canastota High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter attended the annual Spring District Meeting held at Morrisville State College in Morrisville on Wednesday Jan. 6. Nineteen Canastota High School students and six junior high students attended the all-day event along with more than 150 students from 12 chapters within Madison, Oneida, and Herkimer counties.
The activities of the day included written and performance competitive events in the areas of business and technology. Canastota High School and Jr. High School members came away with several awards including several students advancing directly to the state level of competition. Six CHS students will advance to the state competition to represent District 7 in the speaking/elimination events.
Nichole Delaney, a Canastota senior, who currently serves as the New York State FBLA Treasurer assisted with the event.
Julia DiVeronica, a member of the State Vice President’s officer team, also assisted.
The New York State FBLA State Leadership Conference will be held in Rochester this April.
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. (FBLA-PBL) is a nonprofit career and technical student organization that prepares students for careers in business and business education. Its 250,000 members and advisers in 12,000 chartered chapters include representatives from the United States, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Europe. Its mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.
To learn more, see FBLA-PBL’s web site at www.fbla-pbl.org or call (800) FBLA-WIN.
Results:
District 7 Elimination Event Finalists – Advance to the State Conference
Basic Decision Making 2nd Place – Joshua Murray – Jr. High member
Client Services 3rd – Shannon Nirelli – High School member
Client Services 2nd – Carly Cashel – Jr. High member
Impromptu Speaking 1st – Nichole Delaney – High School member
Job Interview 2nd – Lindsay Bazan – High School member
Public Speaking 2 1st – Lindsey Smith – High School member
Other Events
High School
| Business Calculations (9-10) | 1st– Patrick Armstrong
3rd – Matthew McDermott 4th– Jamie Scordo |
| Banking and Financial Systems | 3rd – Shannon Nirelli |
| Business Communications (11-12) | 1st – Lindsay Bazan
5th– Olivia Palamara |
| Business Management (9-10) | 4th – Ethan Findlay |
| Business Management (11-12) | 5th – Shannon Nirelli |
| Business Math (9-10) | 1st – Patrick Armstrong
5th – Matthew McDermott |
| Business Ownership and Marketing (9-10) | 3rd – Ada Bartlett |
| Business Ownership and Marketing (11-12) | 5th – Autumn Mitchell |
| Business Procedures (9-10) | 3rd – MacKenzie Mitchell |
| Career and Financial Management (9-10) | 4th – Ethan Findlay |
| FBLA Principals and Procedures (11-12) | 1st – Nichole Delaney
2nd – Lindsay Bazan 4t – Julia DiVeronica |
| Hospitality Management | 1st – Olivia Palamara |
| Introduction to Business (9-10) | 5th – Mackenzie Mitchell |
| Introduction to Business Communications (9-10) | 4th – Lee Hannan
5th – Sam DiGeorge |
| Introduction to Technology Concepts (9-10) | 1st – Sam DiGeorge |
| Introduction to Word Processing – Written (9-10) | 1st – Jamie Scordo
2nd – Lee Hannan 3rd – Ada Bartlett 4th – Sam DiGeorge |
| Management Decision Making (11-12) | 1st – Lindsey Smith |
| Marketing | 5th – Jacob Smith |
| Parliamentary Procedure – Non-Elimination | 2nd – Julia DiVeronica
3rd – Nichole Delaney |
| Personal Finance (9-10) | 2nd – Patrick Armstrong |
| Sports Management (9-10) | 3th – Ethan Findlay |
| Store Window Display | 1st –Olivia Palamara
1st – Josie Sgarlata 1st – Jacob Smith 2nd – Ada Bartlett 2nd – Jamie Scordo |
Jr. High
| Agribusiness | 5th – Zyiasia Coleman |
| Business Math (7-8) | 1st – Carley Cashel
3rd – Skylar Donley 4th – Valona Whitehead |
| Introduction to Business (6-8) | 1st – Skyler Donley
2nd – Joshua Murray 4th – Samantha Haddad 5th – Cody Gushea |
| Introduction to Business Communications (6-8) | 1st – Samantha Haddad
2nd – Skyler Donley |
| Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure (6-8) | 1st – Kaidyn Casolare
2nd – Zyiasia Coleman 3rd – Valona Whitehead |
| Introduction to Technology Concepts (6-8) | 1st – Cody Gushea
2nd – Kaidyn Casolare 3rd – Zyiasia Coleman
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| Introduction to Word Processing (6-8) | 1st – Carley Cashel |
| Introduction to Word Processing – Written (9-10) | 2nd – Joshua Murray
3rd – Samantha Haddad |