The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) District 1 Conference took place on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, at Marmaton Valley High School.
Due to pandemic restrictions for some school districts, Girard High School and Marmaton Valley attended in- person for performance events.
The Marmaton Valley FBLA hosted the event, which was run by District 1 Vice President from Marmaton Valley, Allyson Benjamin. She was assisted by Lexis Jones, Jenni Armstrong, Kamryn Boyd, Cadence Cook, and LesLeigh Cary who served as timekeepers for the events held in-person: Job Interview, Help Desk, and Impromptu Speaking.
The objective test events were offered online to all schools in District 1 with 13 schools competing, and the presentation events had recorded videos sent in for the judges to review.
The judges were MVHS teachers Angelea Heim and Haile Luken; also from Thrive Allen County were Lisse Regehr, Jonathon Goering, Kate Schroeder, John Castellaw, and Thomas Becker.
The Marmaton Valley students who placed in the Top Ten are:
Allyson Benjamin (Sr): 3rd for Help Desk; 8th – Journalism
Lexis Jones (Sr): 6th for Cyber Security
Jenni Armstrong (Jr): 8th for Business Law, 9th for Journalism
Amber Henshall (Jr): 8th for Computer Problem Solving
Kamryn Boyd (Jr): 9th for Computer Problem Solving
LesLeigh Cary (Fr.): 3rd for Introduction to Information Technology
