Lemont’s FBLA Earns Seven Top-Four Finishes At State Conference

LEMONT, IL — Lemont High School’s chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America placed among the top ten in 11 of its 14 events at the 2023 FBLA State Leadership Conference, which was held on April 14-15 in Springfield, the school shared in a news release.

Students from seven events finished among the top four in their respective competitions to earn berths to the 2023 FBLA National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, the school said.

Seniors Dominic Auriemma (Marketing), Jacob Heusuk (Cyber Security) and Julia Janowski (Digital Animation) all placed third in their events, while junior Natalia Zagata (Publication Design) and sophomore Vikram Oberai (Mobile Application Development) finished fourth in theirs. Juniors Ethan Bator, Danny Drobnic and Krystian Kozieja combined for fourth in Computer Game and Simulation Programming, as did sophomores Russell Daniloff and Ali Nabulsi in Sales Presentation.

Other medalists included senior Lauren Meyer (seventh, Business Financial Plan), juniors Mallory Corse and Adyson DuVall (eighth, Business Ethics), sophomore Amad Yaagoub (ninth, Intro to Social Media Strategies), and freshman Joey Fiore (seventh, Digital Video Production).

According to LHS, Lemont placed among the top three in all 19 of its events at the Central Northern Area Conference regional, which was hosted by Illinois Math and Science Academy in January. Lemont students placed first in six team competitions and seven individual events.

Lemont’s FBLA chapter won at least one event state title in nine of 11 competitions from 2010-21, and has captured multiple championships seven times, including a school-record five state titles in both 2011 and 2016, the school said.

Lemont’s FBLA chapter is sponsored by teacher John Aspel.