About 72 Jackson County Future Business Leaders of America, or FBLA, members received awards for their achievements at the Performance and Skill competition at Chipola College.
“The feedback that they got from Chipola when they did their presentations were really, really good so they got an idea of how to improve their projects,” said Melisa Rogers, a Business Education and Math teacher at Malone School.
The competition took place on Feb. 3. It tested the students on a variety of different tasks, from public speaking to creating a website to business law. The students sat through tests, presented a project, or performed, depending on the skill.
“It’s all career-based stuff,” said Albert Nix, Cottondale High School’s FBLA sponsor and the technology coordinator. “It’s all learning about future careers.”
Most of the FBLA sponsors said the bulk of the studying was left to the students. Many used materials and old tests found online.
“They worked together to study and prepare,” said Mavis McLean, the business education teacher at Marianna High School.
The work has only begun for all the schools. Students take a different test every year, so some have started to work on their skills for next year’s competition.
Somer Barrick, the Business Education Teacher at Graceville High School, said this competition gave her an idea of tests to practice for next year. She wants her students to try for the Digital Design, Public Speaking and Job Interview tests.
Depending on the test they took, some of the students who placed between first or fourth place in this competition have the opportunity to go to the state competition held April 28 to May 1 in Orlando.
Many of the FBLA clubs will begin fundraising in the coming months to be able to attend the state competition. Anyone who wants to donate to a team should contact the school.
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