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