FBLA

FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) has their very own website for each state. They have FBLA clubs all around the country. They have one a FLBA club in every state In America. All CTSO Legislative Day is this week the second week in February. The founder of FBLA is Dr. Hamden L. Forkner. The goals for FBLA are:
 * __ What is it about FBLA? __**
 * __Develop__ ** competent, aggressive business leadership.
 * __Strengthen__ ** the confidence of students in themselves and their work.
 * __Create__ ** more interest in and understanding of the American business enterprise.
 * __Encourage__ ** members in the development of individual projects that contribute to the improvement of home, business and community.
 * __Develop__ ** character, prepare for useful citizenship and foster patrism.
 * __Encourage and practice__ ** efficient money management.
 * __Assist__ ** students in the establishment of occupational goals.
 * __Facilitate__ ** the transition from school to work.

FBLA has clubs in many states that inclue Pennsylvania and Georgia but there are many more than just those two. The North Carolina FBLA is a national organization with 250,000 students and 56 affiliate states organization. The mission of the NC FBLA is to help build and sustain business Education program of excellence in order to serve our communities, states, and nation. North Carolina’s Business Education serves over 135,000 students. The Pennsylvania FBLA was founded during the school years of 1937-38 by a teacher named Hamden L. Forkner of Teachers College in Columbia University in New York City. It was founded to propose to various business leaders attending meetings of business clubs in high schools and colleges throughout the country. The first chapter was chartered by the national organization in Pennsylvania was Blairsville High School on March 22, 1943. From 1952 to 1969 Dorothy Veon, George Fritz, and Betty Hutchinson served as Pennsylvania FBLA state chairmen. The Georgia FBLA started in Hapeville high school in Fulton County, Georgia on December 3, 1947. Dr. Russell Mercer was the first Georgia State President. While serving as president he was a student at Georgia Teachers’ College now Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Georgia is currently the largest state in the nation with over 17,000 members. **__ FBLA National Officers  __** The National Officers in the United State of America are Michael Yaroshefsky, Michael Miller, and Fei- Fei Zhang. There are many more than the ones that will be talked about in this article. Michael Y. is the president of FBLA, Michael M. is the Treasurer, and Fei- Fei is the Mountain Region vice president. Michael Yaroshefsky is a senior at Wayne Valley High School in Wayne, New Jersey serving as our FBLA national president. Michael joined FBLA in his freshman year served for two year as the New Jersey Webmaster. Currently leads as the New Jersey state president. Additionally he received a national award for Computer Concepts. Michael Miller is a senior at Carl Junction High School in Missouri. Most of Michael’s time is dedicated to FBLA and its members at the local, district, state and national level. Outside of FBLA Michael is involved in the National Honor Society, Freshman Mentoring Program, student council, and his local youth group. Michael Miller is excited to be serving as your FBLA treasurer and is ready to put Leadership in Action. Fei-Fei Zhang is FBLA’s Mountain Plains Region Vice President. Fei-Fei came from Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas. Fei-Fei has served as the local chapter president since she was a sophomore and as a third-year graduate of Institute for Leaders. Fei-Fei joined when she was a freshman. Fei-Fei has worked extensively to promote memberships recruitment, communication, and community service within her local chapter. She hopes to continue this trend on the national level and to witness leadership in action this year. **__ End of the Year Report for FBLA __** Within this year I have learned a lot about FBLA. I have learned the goals that they have. The go-als are: By Anthony Keaveny
 * __ FBLA in the States! __**
 * __Develop __** competent, aggressive business leadership.
 * __ Strengthen __** the confidence of students in themselves and their work.
 * __ Create __** more interest in and understanding of the American business enterprise.
 * Those are juest some of the many goals that FBAL has. I have leaned that almost all of the states have FBLA club in them. Like ** Pennsylvania has one and I didn't even know that until I looked it up on the internet for newspaper class. I even leaned that even New York has FBLA. I also learned that teens going and coming out of High School can become FBLA represinatives.