FBLA members compete at state contest

Coal City High School’s chapter of Future Business Leaders of America [FBLA] took part in the annual state leadership conference and events competition last weekend.

Coal City had 12 students enrolled in the state event competition with two students placing at the contest held in Springfield

Luke Crater earned third place in UX Design and Jackson Wilcock, took third place in the category of Future Business Leader.

Over 1,400 students attended the conference with competitors from 75 schools across the state.

The awards were part of a comprehensive competitive events program sponsored annually by Illinois Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. (FBLA-PBL). Individuals, teams, and local chapters are encouraged to compete in any of over 75 different events representing a wide range of activities and the business and leadership development focus of FBLA-PBL.

Also competing at the state contest were Peyton Benson, healthcare administration; Josh Ritchie, advertising; Kiley McKim, business communications; Brady Ehman, computer problem solving; Nyah Planeta, personal finance; Logan Hawkins, accounting; Luke Hawkins, parliamentary procedure; Gavin Chernesky, cybersecurity; Kylee Kennell, introduction to event planning, and Wyleigh Serena, introduction to event planning.

The 12 delegates from the Coal City High School participated in the two-day event that included business and leadership training workshops and seminars, and election of area officers.

FBLA is the largest and oldest business student organization in the world. Its members, belonging to more than 6,000 chartered chapters, include students from the United States, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Europe. Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is the high school division and Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) is designed for post-secondary and college students.