Worth County FBLA Gets 20 Medalists

The Worth County Future Business Leaders of America attended their annual District Leadership Conference Thursday March 24th. The contest is made up of over 650 competitors competing in business tests, business presentations, and computer production skill tests. Worth County was well represented with 27 competitors and ended up with 20 top 3 medalists. By the end of the competition Worth County qualified for state in 5 events and had several 2nd and 3rd place finishes that were points away from qualifying. State contest will be held in Columbia April 17-19 were the qualifiers will compete against all of Missouri FBLA which happens to be the 2nd largest chapter in the nation.

State Qualifiers: 1st Place Web Design team: Todd Harding, Jordan Harding, & Will Buffington. Visit their site at http://wc.k12.mo.us/FBLA/index.html; 1st place Business Law: Will Buffington; 1st place Sports Management: Bryson Scott; 2nd place Marketing: Brooke Gilland; 2nd place Business Calculations: Jordan Harding. Other top finishes: 2nd place Emerging Business Issues: Lauren Null, Carli Jackson, and Brooke Gilland; 3rd place Accounting: Todd Harding. 3rd place Personal Finance: Teri Leigh Larison; 3rd place Business Ethics team: Jordan Hunt, Teri Leigh Larison, and Taylor Butcher; 3rd place Business Presentation team: Kristen Andrews, Felicia Cook, Rebecca Moore; 3rd place Business Communications: Lauren Null; 3rd Place Computer Applications: Rebecca Moore; 3rd place Introduction to Business: Grant Parman.