HCPSS Students Medal At National Leadership Online Experience

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Students in the Maryland Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) delegation brought home nine medals from the National Leadership Online Experience. A team of the state’s most talented Career and Technical Education (CTE) high school students showcased their skills in 72 CTE competitive events. FBLA is a student organization that prepares students for careers in business and assists them to become better prepared for the world of work.

The following Howard County Public School System students placed in the top 10 during the national competition:

• Second place in broadcast journalism: Emily Lim, Julie Lawler and Keya Shah, Marriotts Ridge High School
• Second place in entrepreneurship: Ellen Li and Lynzee Louden, Mount Hebron High School
• Second place in management information systems: Adi Gupta and Love Patel, River Hill High School
• Third place in banking and financial systems: Pranav Bolla, Nicholas Venginickal and Nick Snyder, Mount Hebron High School
• Fourth place in sports and entertainment management: Tom Michaels, Vikas Reddy and Prakash Balasubramanian, Mount Hebron High School
• Sixth place in personal finance: Mary Samokhvalova, Applications and Research Laboratory
• Seventh place in introduction to parliamentary procedure: Vivian Yao, River Hill High School
• Seventh place in organizational leadership: Nathan Goturi, River Hill High School
• Ninth place in global business: Arianna Boja, Anoushka Sarin and Saniya Mahate, Mount Hebron High School