Stroudsburg’s chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) continues to gain recognition after the previous successes at the regional level.

The FBLA state conference took place from April 7 to April 10, 2024, where students competed in specific events. On top of that, it allowed members to make connections with students from different schools, learn from mentors, and gain important leadership skills.

Stroudsburg’s chapter, consisting of 185 members, received many awards, including 1st place for Largest Local Chapter and 3rd place for Most Community Service Hours with 1,975.25 hours.

Leyla Yilmaz, 10, also received third place in the state for individual volunteer hours totaling 207 hours. 

FBLA is built off of three key pillars – service, education, and progress – and its mission focuses on inspiring and preparing community-minded business leaders.

Helping students with service experiences, Stroudsburg’s FBLA has worked with members of the community for years to create these special opportunities.

According to Jodie Haggerty, FBLA advisor and business teacher at Stroudsburg, “Each of the advisers before me established amazing community connections and we continue to build on those each year. However, many of our members are able to complete volunteer hours through their own connections such as Scouts, Church groups, and other clubs they participate in.”

In addition to our chapter recognition, 23 members placed in the top 10 of their events with four of those members qualifying for Nationals.

National qualifiers include:

2nd Place Digital Animation: Owen Christian, 12

2nd Place Introduction to Business: Giancarlo Shakai, 10

2nd Place Data Analysis: William Awuah, 11

3rd Place Intro to Business Procedures: Mason Ulmer, 9

Other students who placed in the top 10 include:

Sixth Place:

Digital Video team:  Zoe Marie Brown, 12, Jake Chung, 12, Isaiah Louis-Jacques, 12

Introduction to FBLA: Zoey Charles, 10

Introduction to Social Media team: Tess Nowosad, 10, and Kara Schomberg, 10

Public Service Announcement team: Madison Cottle, 12, Kayla Gerard, 12, Nicole Valderrama, 12

Seventh Place:

Local Chapter Annual Business Report team: Madison Cottle, 12, Jessica Haggerty, 11, Jaden Harper, 11

Healthcare Administration: Zaynah Wade, 9

Introduction to Parliamentary Procedures: Eva Troiani, 9

Eighth Place:

Coding and Programming: Ryan Jean, 12

Spreadsheet Design: Logan Decker, 12

Introduction to Event Planning: Sandy Gravesande, 10

Ninth Place:

Business Calculations:  Kona Maronpot, 11

Tenth Place:

Accounting 2: Blake Gray, 12

Other members were accepted into the National Business Honor Society and recognized this past week. The students accepted include:

William Awuah, 11

Alexis Binikos, 11

Jake Chung, 12

Rebecca Dishong, 11

Alisabeth Guepet, 11

Jessica Haggerty, 11

Hannah Helm, 12