Lincoln Parish students brought home dozens of awards recently after returning from the state Future Business Leaders of America conference held in Lafayette. Those who placed fourth and up will have the opportunity to attend the national FBLA competition, which will be held this summer in San Anthonio.
Students who placed in the top 10 are listed by school.
Choudrant High School
8th Place — Cybersecurity, Emery Jackson
8th Place — Data Science and AI, Isabella Ammons
8th Place — Hospitality and Event Management, Hannah Bryan
8th Place — Introduction to Information Technology, Amber Davis
8th Place — Retail Management, Ben Rinehart
7th Place — Banking and Financial Systems Team, Jackson Ambrose and Ryan Snyder
7th Place — Insurance and Risk Management, Emily Snyder
7th Place – Networking Infrastructures, Kahless Carnahan
7th Place — Agribusiness, Jack Wood
6th Place — Introduction to Business Communication, Abi Hyde
6th Place – Business Communication, Benton Case
6th Place — Introduction to Business Concepts, Eric Pearce
5th Place — Introduction to Marketing Concepts, Josie Dickerson
3rd Place — Current Events and General Information Team, Kahless Carnahan, Karson Bell, and Braden Bagwell
4th Place — Introduction to Supply Chain Management, Brooklynn Bryan
4th Place — Parliamentary Procedure Team, Sawyer Cunningham, Jack Wood, Emery Jackson, and Gabriel Simpson
4th Place — Sales Presentation Team, Ben Rinehart, Benton Case, and Hagen Davis
2nd Place — Marketing, Cooper Johnson
2nd Place – Introduction to Retail Management, Amber Davis
2nd Place – Customer Service, Gabriel Simpson
1st Place – Introduction to Supply Chain Management, Josie Dickerson
1st Place – Supply Chain Management, Cy Spatafora and Pierce Johnston
Ruston Junior High School
Knox Beck: Exp Marketing Concepts, 6th; Exp Business Ethics, 5th
Dailen Beckwith: Exp Marketing Strategies, 3rd
Brett Brown: Exp Economics, 5th; Exp Business Ethics, 5th
Carley Carter: Exp Business Issues, 2nd
William Coleman: Exp Accounting & Finance, 5th, Exp Pers Finance, 8th
Kohlston Crowe: Comm Service Presentation, 5th
Grant Davenport: Exp Technology, 9th, Exp Economics, 8th
Nolan Ehrhard: Exp Parliamentary Procedure, 1st, Exp Marketing Strategies, 3rd
Savannah Foster: Exp Parliamentary Procedure, 3rd, Exp Mgt and Entrepren, 1st
Kobie-Jace Freeman: Career Research, 5th, Comm Service Presentation, 5th
Kourtlynn Gray: Interpersonal Communication, 9th
AJ Johnson: Exp Marketing Concepts, 2nd, Exp Mgt and Entrepren, 1st
Peyton Jones: Exp Agribusiness, 5th
Mikel Key: Exp FBLA, 8th
Kate Klepzig: Exploring Professionalism, 2nd, Exp Marketing Strategies, 4th
Rae Lynn Levette: Exploring Bus Communications, 10th, Exp Cust Service, 3rd
Logan Mack: Exp Professionalism, 6th, Exp Marketing Strategies, 4th
Amelia Meek: Career Research, 2nd, Exp Mgt and Entrepren, 1st
Jaebrey Miller: Exp Bus Communication, 7th, Exp Cust Service, 3rd
Christopher Montgomery: Exp Computer Science, 1st, Exp Technology, 3rd
Stella Myers: Exp Public Speaking, 8th, Exp Cust Service, 3rd
Piper Nash: Career Exploration, 2nd, Exp Marketing Concepts, 4th
John Cole Parker: Exp Bus Ethics, 5th
Hunter Reeder: Exp Marketing Strategies, 3rd
Alice Roberts: Exp Public Speaking, 4th, Interpersonal Communication, 3rd
Olivia Rodgers: Exp Accounting & Finance, 4th, Exp Professionalism, 4th
Raina Sharma: Exp Bus Concepts, 6th, Exp Business Issues, 2nd
Trenton Shorter: Exp Business Issues, 3rd
Tristen Smith: Exp Business Issues, 3rd
Peyton Taylor: Exp Accounting & Finance, 1st, Exp Coding and Programming, 1st
Jahsai Todd-Hubbard: Comm Service Project, 5th
Lawrence Vernon: Exp Business Issues, 3rd
Brant Youngblood: Exp Business Concepts, 2nd, Exp Agribusiness, 2nd
Ruston High School
Chapter Awards:
- 2nd place in the Sweepstakes Competition
- 3rd place: Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit
- 7th place: Largest Chapter Membership
- 8th place: FBLA Foundation Award
Individual/Team Awards:
- Richard D. Clanton Memorial Award: Melissa Le – 1st place and Joshua Daulton – 4th place
- Who’s Who in Louisiana FBLA: Joshua Daulton – 1st place (will be recognized on state at Nationals this summer in San Antonio) and Melissa Le – 2nd place
- Future Business Leader: Melissa Le – 3rd place and Joshua Daulton – 5th place
- Community Service Project: Team of Joshua Daulton, Hannah Daulton, and Emily McGuirt – 1st place
- Local Chapter Annual Business Report: Team of Katie Broadus, Nyah Metoyer, and Emory Winters – 1st place
- Data Analysis: Caleb Barber – 4th place
- Data Science & AI: James King – 1st place and Preston Parker – 2nd
- Introduction to Information Technology: Jett Jones – 1st place
- Economics: Boston Smith – 2nd place and Jordan Durant – 6th place
- Visual Design: Team of Ally Brazzell and Marirose Spillers – 2nd place
- Human Resource Management: Layla Garner – 9th place and Libby Blake – 10th place
- Introduction to FBLA: Hannah Daulton – 5th place
- Financial Planning: Team of Emory Winters and Nyah Metoyer – 2nd place
- Computer Problem Solving: Jett Jones – 7th place
- Health Care Administration: Trisha Pangilinan – 6th place
- Financial StatementAnalysis :Emily McGuirt – 1st place
- Public Speaking: Melissa Le – 1st place
- Advertising: Brianna Clack – 8th place
- Sports & Entertainment Management: Team of Brad Denny and Hoss Flournoy – 6th place
- Insurance & Risk Management: Cielo Vidal – 6th place
- Parliamentary Procedure: Team of Isaiah Dozier, Carter Ehrhard, Boston Smith, Sadie Gorman, and BrilynGuilory- 2nd place
21. Business Plan: Team of Morghan Hill and Mason Williams – 3rd place - Digital Video Production: Team of Jamari McBride and Christian Lowery – 10 place
- Project Management:PresonParker – 2nd place and Briley Mack – 9th place
- Journalism: Trisha Pangilinan – 2nd place
- Introduction to Public Speaking:A’MyrieJackson – 1st place and Hannah Daulton – 4th place
- Public Administration & Management: Brad Denny – 4th place
- Current Events & General Information: Team of Trisha Pangilinan, Layla Garner, and Kendra Hercules – 9th place
- Introduction to Business Presentation: Team of Keyora Braggs and Kate Davis – 1st and Team of Jackson Beckwith, R.J. Giles, and Braylen Gipson – 2nd place
- Introduction to Programming: Team of Raina Dunn and Shaterria Walker – 5th place
- Event Planning: Team of B.J. Kent,A’MyrieJackson, and Kendra Hercules – 4th place
Simsboro School
- Bryson Yarborough – 9th place in Job Interview
- Bentley Salter – 6th place in Computer Applications
- Callie Harrison – 6th place in Introduction to Retail and Merchandising and 5th place in Event Planning
- Alex Cole – 4th place in Computer Game and Simulation Programming
- Kaley Colohua, Noami Mujica and Bryson Yarborough – 3rd place in Community Service Project
- Brooklynn Boyd, Emily Madden and Kira Wright – 2nd place in Local Chapter Annual Business Report
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