FC FBLA State Leadership Conference

Fillmore Central was represented by 16 students at the State Leadership Conference held April 4-6 in Omaha, Nebraska.  The group had a successful conference with 15 attendees going on stage to receive an award. The chapter received ten awards including Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit and Sweepstakes Awards.  Val Poppert was recognized as a Star Volunteer, and Heartland Bank was named Nebraska FBLA’s Business of the Year (large category). The group was chaperoned by Val Poppert, Katy Nun, and Advisor Cindy Talley.  

Students placing in the top three of their events qualify for nationals which will be held late in June in San Antonio, Texas.  National qualifiers include Braden Myers, Wyatt Nun, Abigail Parten, Ethan Reinsch, Faith Lauber, and Trevor Meyer, and Ryan Poppert.

Students and their placings are as follows:

Braden Myers (National Qualifier)

**1st place Accounting II

**1st place Business Calculations

1st place Parliamentary Procedure Team Event (chair)

5th place Future Business Leader

7th place Parli Pro (Individual)

Top 4% Job Interview

Phi Beta Lambda Membership Scholarship

FBLA $500 Scholarship Recipient

Business Achievement Award – B Level

Nebraska Quality Member

Wyatt Nun (National Qualifier)

1st place Parliamentary Procedure Team (Member)

**2nd place Introduction to FBLA

**3rd place American Enterprise Project

**3rd place Introduction to Public Speaking

6th Parliamentary Procedure (Individual)

Business Achievement Award – F Level

Nebraska Quality Member

Abigail Parten (National Qualifier)

1st place Parliamentary Procedure  Team (Treasurer)

**3rd place Local Annual Report

**3rd place Public Speaking

4th place Emerging Business Issues

Business Achievement Award – F Level

Nebraska Quality Member

Ryan Poppert (National Qualifier)

1st place Parliamentary Procedure Team (Secretary)

**3rd place Local Annual Report

Who’s Who in FBLA

Business Achievement Award – B Level

Nebraska Quality Member

Ethan Reinsch (National Qualifier)

**1st place Computer Problem Solving

4th place Networking Concepts

5th place Cyber security

7th place Mobile Application (Team)

Top 4% Securities and Investments  

Trevor Meyer (National Qualifier)

**3rd place American Enterprise Team Project

7th place Accounting I

Top 4% Organizational Leadership



Faith Lauber (National Qualifier)

**3rd place American Enterprise Project

Top 4% Publication Design

Elise Frook

Top 4% Advertising

Top 4% Graphic Design Team Event

Madison Bonin

7th place Mobile Application Team Event

Top 4% Publication Design

Claire Kimbrough

7th place Mobile Application (Team event)

7th place Introduction to FBLA

Kali Nedrow

5th place Introduction to FBLA

Brock Godown



Top 4% Graphic Design (Team)

Aidan Trowbridge

6th place Introduction to Business Presentation (Team)

Kody Myers

6th place Introduction to Business Presentation (Team)

Isaac Janing

6th place Introduction to Business Presentation (Team)


Congratulations on all your hard work!

Top 4% Honorable Mentions

Members with Awards

FC Parli Pro Team


Heartland Bank - Nebraska FBLA Business of the Year