04/08/2017
Waverly FBLA had crazy success at this year's State Leadership Conference. Four students qualified for the National Leadership Conference in late June:
Analiese Wiedenbeck, who received 1st place in Business Law and 3rd place in FBLA Principles and Procedures;
Serena Mueller, who received 3rd place in Journalism;
Garrett Schliep, who received 2nd place in FBLA Principles and Procedures; and
Filo Habib, who received 3rd place in Introduction to Business Procedures.
Nine students ended up in the top four through seven places as follows:
Parker Nagengast, 4th place in Accounting I;
Amanda Jordon, 4th place in Accounting II;
Mary Morton, 6th place in Business Plan;
Mackenzie Post, 7th place in FBLA Principles and Procedures;
Sierra Sander, 4th place in FBLA Principles and Procedures;
Garrett Schliep, 7th place in Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure;
Emma Thede, Erika Baker, and Amanda Jordon, 6th place in Management Decision Making;
Parker Nagengast, 4th place in Securities and Investments; and
Serena Mueller, 4th place in Word Processing.
On Thursday night, honorable mentions were awarded to students who ended as the top four percent in the events, excluding the top eight students. Waverly received honorable mentions as follows:
Emma Thede, Business Law;
Drew Nagengast, Economics;
Mary Morton, Economics;
Serena Mueller, Economics;
Erika Baker, Health Care Administration;
Parker Nagengast, Insurance and Risk Management;
Filo Habib, Introduction to Business;
Jonah Reiser, Introduction to Business Procedures;
Marshall Caddy and Filo Habib, Management Decision Making
Wish these students congratulations; there is a lot of preparation and studying that goes into the state competition, and even more so to reach a high placing. They represented well at the previous local competitions, and carried on the positive representation at the state conference.