Radnor High Students Heading To State Business Conference

RADNOR, PA – Recently, 35 Radnor High School students who participate in the school's chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competed in the regional leadership conference at Widener University to make a bid for the state competition in Hershey. Of those 35, nearly half advanced to the next round.

According to the Radnor Township School District, 17 students will represent RHS at the Pennsylvania FBLA State Leadership Conference Monday, April 8 through Wednesday, April 11 in Hershey.

FBLA requirements for advancement in both individual and team competitive, objective testing events is a first, second, or third place finish. To advance in a performance event, students must place first.

The RHS students who advanced to the state conference are:

• Akshaya Bharath (1st Place, Business Ethics)
• Richa Kuklani (1st Place, Business Ethics)
• Emma Kang (1st Place, Business Ethics)
• Priya Ganesh (1st Place, Business Calculations)
• Braeden Meandro (1st Place, Global Business)
• Zach Taylor (1st Place, Global Business)
• Annie Burton (1st Place, Hospitality Management)
• Caroline Egg-Krings (1st Place, Hospitality Management)
• Kathryn Tague (1st Place, Introduction to Business Communication)
• Joshua Yoo (1st Place, Introduction to Financial Math)
• Lucy Hederick (2nd Place, Introduction to Business Communication)
• Emilija Sagaityte (2nd Place, Journalism)
• Julia Grossinger (3rd Place, Entrepreneurship)
• Esther Paik (3rd Place, Entrepreneurship
• Lauren Yang (3rd Place, Healthcare Administration)
• Eliza Hastings (3rd Place, Introduction Business Communication)
• Baylee Huang (3rd Place, Introduction to Financial Math)

Seven other students were wait listed for the state conference. They are:

• Jessica Gusdorff
• Janie Ogrady
• Catherine Belveal
• Alex Belveal
• Scott Belveal
• Bridget Dougherty
• Aimee Lin

Brendan Hung, Tori DeCarlo and Sarah Vizzeswarapu are awaiting a state-only decision in Introduction to Business Presentation and Sales Presentation, according to the district.

Radnor FBLA is led by RHS teacher and faculty advisor Chip Horner.

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education association with a quarter million members and advisers in over 6,500 active middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Its mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.

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