Future Business Leaders from Menomonee Falls High School Earn National Awards

MENOMONEE FALLS — If this year's crop of students from Menomonee Falls is any indication, there will be some quality business leaders heading into the world in a few years

A group of talented Menomonee Falls High School students participating in the Future Business Leaders of America earned their third consecutive state title in April.

Last week, a group of those students traveled to Atlanta with to compete in the national FBLA competition, earning even more recognition for their projects and knowledge of business practices.

Of the 44 students that qualified and competed at nationals, 11 students placed nationally amongst a competition pool of more than 12,000 FBLA students from across the country.

“First, it shows the hard work these students put into their areas of competition,” said MFHS Principal Bob Vitale who attended the conference with the students. “Secondly, it shows the guidance and preparation that Mrs. Burling and Mrs. Oliver put into the team.”

The nationally ranked students are:

• Tyler Jackson & Mindy Wolfe — Partnership with Business Project, 9th Place
• Ethan Siebauer, Connor Schmidt and Dylan Tautges — Mobile Application Development, 7th Place
• Maddie Thomas & Mara Tibbals — 3D Animation, 9th Place
• Casey Seidl, Jordan Boenberger and Sarah Shepherd — Digital Video Production, 6th Place
• Lauren Maier — Accounting 2, 9th place

Not only did students enjoy the trip, seeing some amazing landmarks, they were also beacons of the community, representing themselves as business professionals even though some had only graduated from high school the month before, the district said Friday.

“The students did a great job of representing and being ambassadors for MFHS,” Vitale said.

These students couldn’t have made it to nationals without the help and support of the Menomonee Falls community who donated time and funds to help the students get there, the Menomonee Falls district said Friday.