Staff report
GRAMBLING, La. — Ruston Junior High School’s chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America participated at Grambling State University’s annual Regional Leadership Conference held Thursday, Jan. 30, and had multiple students receive honors in various events.
The event centers around competitions based on business concepts that the students learn about throughout the year, and the students participated in combinations of both objective testing and live judging events. They also attended workshops put on by the Louisiana FBLA state officers and attended an awards ceremony to recognize outstanding achievements.
The Bearkits had numerous members placing and qualifying for the State Leadership Conference to be held in Lafayette in March.
The results were as follows:
Achieving Excellent: Dailen Beckwith, Kennedy Dean, Aaniyah Dorsey, Jeremiah Morris, Messiah Myree, and Olivia Rogers
Achieving Superior: Carley Carter, Avery Dixon, Braylen Gipson, Charli Grillot, Ryan Hester, Gabrielle Johnson, Raina Sharma and Marilyn Velazques
First Place Winners: Joseph Amiano, Bess Cotton, Peyton Jones, Briley Mack, Harper Mack, Rylie Nations, John Cole Parker, Chau Pham, Reese Pyles, Ella Kate Whitaker and Emory Winters
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