JCHS FBLA Students Advance to State Event

Several Jasper County High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) have advanced to the State FBLA Conference by virtue of their wins at the region level conference which was held virtually earlier this month.

Results from the region contest were Business Communications, Sara Wingham, first, Jenna Parrish, fourth, and Alora Adams, tenth; Client Service, Luke Vaughn, first; Hospitality & Tourism, Carly Baker, Aubrey Crowe and Jenna Parrish, fifth; Impromptu Speaking, Connor Keesee, third; Intro to Business Communications, Malyle Thurman, eighth; Intro to Business Presentation, Will Garvin, third; Intro to Event Planning, Faith Cook, JD Williams, and Becky Leigh Wilson, third; Intro to Financial Math, Faith Cook, sixth; Becky Leigh Wilson, eighth, and JD Williams, ninth.

Also, Intro to Information Technology, Will Garvin, third; Intro to Public Speaking, Tiffani McClain, second; Job Interview, Zach Tomlin, third; Parliamentary Procedure, Mac Barton, Baylor Edge, Myles Proctor and Jackson Taylor, first; Personal Finance, Antonio Mathura, tenth; Clint Kitchens, fourth; Sports & Entertainment Management, JC Blackmon, Ethan Lynch and SaBreon McGuire, fourth; and Supply Chain Management, Aryn Christopher, third.

Those advancing to the virtual state competition in March include Alora Adams, Jenna Parrish, Sara Wingham, Luke Vaughn, Malyle Thurman, JD Williams, Becky Leigh Wilson, Faith Cook, Will Garvin, Tiffani McClain, Antonio Mathura, Clint Kitchens, and Aryn Christopher.

“This was a very different kind of region conference than we’ve ever had before,” according to Amy Scroggs, FBLA adviser.

“We are accustomed to hosting the region conference and bringing in several hundred students to our school to compete, but this year we were forced to do the conference virtually.” Local students who competed either took an online test or presented their projects to a camera and then uploaded their presentation to be judged at the state FBLA office.

“It’s not much fun for the FBLA members to have to do things this way, but we are thankful they were willing to give it a try,” Mrs. Scroggs said.

“Despite everything being online, our students did a remarkable job in representing JCHS and Jasper County—as they usually do—and we appreciated their efforts.”