High School

Southern Columbia Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students competed at the State Leadership Conference in Hershey, PA. The chapter and individuals won awards. CHAPTER AWARDS: William H. Selden Outstanding Chapter- 7th place (there are around 270 PA schools with FBLA chapters and SCA FBLA placed 7th in the state for this award! It recognizes the above-and-beyond efforts of students and their advisors). Local Market Share Award- 9th place (for having over 16% of Southern’s student body in FBLA). INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIVE EVENTS: These students have qualified for the National Conference in Atlanta this Summer! Mobile Application Development- Ryan Hricenak (3rd place) Sports and Entertainment Management- Gavin Krebs (3rd place) Business Ethics- Amanda Strocko (4th place) INDIVIDUAL SPECIALTY EVENTS AND RECOGNITION Open Event Winners- Ashlynn Kuijpers (3rd place, FBLA Mission), Amanda Strocko (7th place, FBLA Mission), Todd Brosius (8th place, Current Events) Make A Wish Special Video Contest winners- Jenna Billig, Kate Moncavage, and Victoria Conway (1st place) Why Join FBLA Special Video contest- Amanda Strocko (3rd place) Amanda Strocko and Aiden Corrigan were accepted into the Business Honor Society. Amanda Strocko received a Keystone Leadership Award for completing 15+ intensive FBLA leadership tasks. Gavin Krebs received recognition for completing the Business Achievement Awards (BAA) Contributor level and Amanda Strocko got recognition for completing BAA Contributor, Leader, Advocate, and Capstone levels (all 4!). The following students were recognized for obtaining “Big 33” Service Hours- Madelyn Evert, Madalyn LeVan, Brandi Patterson, and Amanda Strocko.