Twenty-four students from Williamsville East High School put Excellence In Action this summer, representing our district and New York State at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference. Led by chapter adviser Ms. Michelle Anzalone, these students traveled to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee to attend the largest NLC ever, with over 10,000 students and teachers from across the country present. There, students participated in in-depth workshops, general sessions, competitive events, and networked with FBLA members from around the world. We would like to congratulate all of our school’s Nationals attendees: Morgan Awner, Manogna Chintala, Michelle Dao, David Fan, Daniel Franasiak, Lisa He, Erin Jozwiak, Claire Kim, Melissa Li, Robin Marshall, Shubhangi Mehra, Alexa Muir, Aniruddha Nrusimha, Alexis Ogra, Evan Ogra, Zachary Richheimer Allison Scumaci, Keelan Sinha, Kevin Stone, Jenny Tu, Melanie Ulrich, Caroline Wang, Sarah Wie, and Amy Xiao. From this large delegation, seven students earned the chance to walk across that huge Nationals stage and get recognized in front of thousands of their peers for placing in a competitive event.
Williamsville East won a total of 8 awards at the national level.
Congratulations to:
Zachary Richheimer and David Fan, 1st Place Banking & Financial Systems
Melissa Li, 2nd Place Business Procedures
Alexa Muir, 5th Place Personal Finance
Shubhangi Mehra, 8th Place Introduction to Business
Claire Kim, 9th Place Agribusiness
Caroline Wang, 9th Place Introduction to Business Communication
Additionally, Williamsville East High School received the Outstanding Chapter Award.
We are extremely proud of their achievements and thank all attendees for representing Williamsville East at the national level. Now, it’s time to look forward to next year’s national conference in Chicago, Illinois. Let’s get ready to Step Up To The Challenge, and have another successful competitive year in FBLA!
FBLA is the largest student-run business organization in the world and one of the largest clubs at East. If you want to learn real world skills in finance, public speaking, international business, and more, FBLA is the club for you! Membership forms are available next to the FBLA bulletin board in the business office. Bring your completed form and membership dues to Ms. Anzalone in the business office before October 10th to become a part of this amazing organization!
by Melissa Li
