April 22, 2015 at 2:47 p.m.
Business leaders of tomorrow take center stage 
Rhinelander High School students compete at FBLA State Leadership Conference
Business leaders of tomorrow take center stage 
Students had the opportunity to compete in business-related events, vote on next year's state officers, and participate in programs and seminars such as Project Lead. For competition, students either choose to take a test on related business topics such as business calculations, accounting or personal finance or students could design a presentation or speech for events such as desktop publishing or public speaking.
Of the 28 members that competed at FBLA state, two students will proceed to compete at the national level this summer.
Janice Luu, who competed in health care administration, took third place and will be competing at FBLA Nationals. The second student to qualify for FBLA Nationals is Ian Bishop, who competed in computer problem solving and took fourth place.
These students will travel to Chicago to compete against other FBLA competitors from all across America, share their successes, and learn new ideas about shaping their career future through workshops and exhibits.
Other students include Ian Bishop, third place in an open event of web 2.0; Gunnar Millot, fourth in sales presentation; Luke Roberts, Brittany Haker, and Brandon Reinthaler, fifth place in sports and entertainment management; Morgan Blaser and Alison Kubeny, fifth in the community service project. Tait Spencer took sixth place in networking concepts. Scott Sedlacek took seventh place in business calculations and Blaser took seventh place in public speaking II. Finally, Kaly Kostrova, Hannah Stroede, Lauren Fabich, and Jenna Cogar placed seventh in parliamentary procedures.
Taylor Kriesel and Faith Bartelt participated in Project LEAD. This program provided students with hands-on opportunities to further develop their abilities to be a leader while still maintaining a sense of teamwork within a group - this allowed students to learn the importance of putting the betterment of the group before his/her own needs. Kubeny served as a voting delegate and was responsible for casting a ballot in determining the next FBLA state officers.
Overall, advisors Mischell Fryar and Pat Kubeny were very impressed with how the students performed at FBLA State. "To have so many students place in their events was a huge achievement for the Rhinelander chapter," the school district said in a press release. "To top off the day's accomplishments, Rhinelander's chapter also took first place in the State Community Service Project award, a huge feat for the school of Rhinelander. Both advisors are very proud of everyone who competed at FBLA and are excited for what is to come at nationals."
To support the FBLA students as they advance to the national competition, please contact Mischell Fryar or Pat Kubeny at (715) 365-9500 or [email protected]@rhinelander.k12.wi.us.
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