03-04-2025
Bettendorf High School students compete at business leadership conference
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) brought over 1,000 students and academic advisers from across Iowa to the Doubletree Hilton Convention Center in Cedar Rapids from March 30 to April 1. The annual FBLA conference brings career and technical education (CTE) students together to compete in over 100 competitive events. Students attended learning sessions with industry leaders and elected a state student officer team. The State Leadership Conference is a way to highlight the skills and knowledge gained in the classroom and apply them in real world scenarios and case studies.
Seven students from Bettendorf High School attended and competed in several business and entrepreneurship competitive events. Six students became national qualifiers after getting passed in the first round, to the delight of their advisors Sarah Roeder, Mark Pisel and Angie Mojeiko.
Bettendorf had a student who ran for state office for FBLA this year. Sreya Alla gave a campaign speech and ran an informational booth to convince voters to choose her as the next Iowa FBLA State Secretary. The members of Iowa FBLA voted for her as the next secretary for Iowa FBLA. This is the second time a state officer was chosen from Bettendorf in the last six years.
'We are so proud of our student members, who have been working diligently to prepare for the State Leadership Conference,' said Angie Mojeiko, Bettendorf FBLA adviser. 'They impressed industry leaders with their mastery of competitive event subjects, made powerful new connections with students around Iowa, and demonstrated their readiness to enter the workforce.'
Award winners include:
1st place Help Desk, Sreya Alla
1st place Intro to Business Communications, Sreya Alla
2nd place Hospitality & Event Planning, Olivia Keninger & Kelly Le
3rd place Vocabulary Relay, Connor Wehr, Preston Tennant & Winston Shaner
4th place Intro to Business Concepts, Preston Tennant
4th place T-shirt Design, Sreya Alla & Delainey Sullivan
4th place Marketing, Connor Wehr & Preston Tennant
4th place Social Media Strategies, Sreya Alla, Olivia Keninger, & Delainey Sullivan
6th place T-shirt Design, Olivia Keninger & Kelly Le
8th place Broadcast Journalism, Delainey Sullivan
8th place Advertising, Delainey Sullivan
8th place, Visual Design Connor Wehr & Kelly Le
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