North Springs FBLA Students Win National Recognition

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- Seven North Springs Charter High School FBLA members won national recognition at this summer’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference.

The conference was attended by more than 9,300 of the best and brightest high school students from across the U.S. and abroad.

Held in Atlanta this year, the conference connected students with other top future business leaders, and allowed State finalists to showcase their talents in more than 65 highly competitive business-related events.

North Springs is proud to announce that the following students placed in the Top 10 in the nation in their events: Ohad Rau, 2nd in Desktop Application Programming; Barnett Buchanan, 2nd in Sales Presentation; and the team of Sophie Frostbaum, Tanaka Chipere-Chitiyo, and Morgan Tatje, 9th in Business Plan.

Additionally, Jordan Robinson, competing in Management Decision Making, and Vincent Dukes, competing in Sales Presentation, earned a spot in the top 15 of their final rounds of competition.

The North Springs chapter also received the Outstanding Chapter award and the Guy and Kitty Hollis Gold Seal of Chapter Merit award. The North Springs FBLA chapter has quadrupled in size over the last five years with over 200 members in 2015-16.

“It’s inspiring to see our students exploring career and leadership opportunities with so much determination while in high school," said Sallie Holloway, North Springs FBLA adviser. "I’m proud of the growth of our chapter and the success our members earn for their hard work; for many, this is the capstone activity of their academic careers. ”

North Springs FBLA hopes to continue its growth in membership and competition success. This year the
chapter aims to expand to 300 members, and earn a spot at the 2017 National Leadership Conference in
Anaheim, California.

“The fact that our chapter wasn’t even qualifying for nationals 5 years ago gives us even more reason to celebrate the national winners we’ve had each year since then," said North Springs FBLA co-adviser Brain Patterson. "We work with outstanding students."

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