(L-R) Thomas Eakle, Alec Richards and Dylan Snider Calhoun-
Gilmer Career Center FBLA Students won 3rd place in Game Design
Competition at the State Leadership Conference in Charleston
Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center Business Students attended the FBLA State Leadership Conference at the Civic Center in Charleston, WV April 20-21. FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) is a national organization with more than 200,000 members nationwide.
During the conference, students attended workshops on various business related issues like Communication Skills, Frauds and Scams, Fundraising, Chick-fil-A's Marketing Strategies, Money Matters with the state auditor's office and many more. Some students gave presentations at the conference.
Students were treated to a nice dinner and various other forms of entertainment. The awards ceremony, Keynote Speaker address and installation of new state officers was held on Tuesday morning. The Keynote Speaker for the Conference was Joshua Miller, a former All-American baseball player form Ravenswood, WV who is now an independent film maker.
His first film a documentary called "Made in the USA: The 30 Day Journey", was inspired by personal tragedy within his family and local community in Ravenswood, WV after a major factory was shut down.
Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center Business Students
(L-R) Thomas Eakle, Brandy Dobbins, Dearra Stull,
Gwen Jones, Joseph Thomas, Advisor Sarah Dennison,
Dylan Snider, Ayla Young, Samantha Young and Alec Richards
At the rewards ceremony, our Game Design Group Alec Richards, Thomas Eakle and Dylan Snider won 3rd place for their game and presentation. They are now invited to attend the National Competition at the National Leadership Conference in Chicago, Ill. on June 29-July 2.
The FBLA students and advisor would like to thank all those businesses that have supported FBLA in any way this year. And a special thank you to the Minnie Hamilton Health System, Calhoun Banks, J & B Drug Store and Houchin Construction for their generous donations. The trip to Chicago is going to be very expensive and we are hoping we can raise enough money to attend. At this time, we are planning a car wash on May 30 at Advance Auto in Glenville and hope everyone will come out and support us. | 
