Tomorrow's Business Leader Issue 1

Tomorrow’s

business Issue 1-Spring 2018

Leader

One Sponsor.

One Leader.

One Mentor.

10 years of grooming your next business leaders

Bulldog Professional

Discover how these FBLA members contributed to their community

2018 FBLA NLC Baltimore, MD Explore all of the possibilities at FBLA NLC 2018 in “Charm City”

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Issue 01

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FBLA 101

The Guide for New Members

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One Sponsor One Leader One Mentor

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Bulldog Professional

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Interview with Dottie Strahan

Chapter Highlights

Member Shout-outs FBLA Experience

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FBLA NLC 2018

Keep up to date for on all things FBLA Baltimore, Maryland

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FBLA 101 The Guide for new members.

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. (FBLA-PBL) is the largest career student business organization in the world. FBLA-PBL’s mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.

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FBLA’s National Awards Program, also @fbla_pbl called competitive events, gives you the opportunity to compete against the “best of the best” in over 60 academic events that cover technology, public speaking, business, finance, management, and more. The top winners take home trophies and cash from sponsored events. @FutureBusinessLeaders FBLA-PBL helps over 230,000 members prepare for careers in business.

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DOTTIE STRAHAN Dedication, love, and leadership.

For 10 years Dottie Strahan has helped White Hall High FBLA Students Members excel.

How long have you been an FBLA Do you have any fun memories or stories from sponsor?

FBLA? Ten years.

Why should students join FBLA? FBLA is an organization dedicated to helping students connect,achieve,explore,discover and inspire. FBLA connects students with similar interests and also with the business community. FBLA offers numerous opportunities to succeed through a series of awards, scholarships, and competitions. Through FBLA students can explore new business topics, concepts and ideas. Students are able to discover business as a whole through numerous seminars, workshops and conferences. Through FBLA students can become leaders as well as role models.

What lessons or advice would you give students looking into business careers?

My advice would be to take as many business courses that you can. The more business courses that you take, the greater your chances are to achieve the business career that you choose.

My favorite memories are when the WHHS FBLA members sponsor fostered children for Christmas. Every year many of the members take their own personal time to meet at Walmart and select gifts for children we sponsor. It is so touching to me to see them put so much heart and soul into the gifts they select. It means a lot to me and the children that receive the gifts.

What are your next goals for the WHHS FBLA Chapter?

My first goal would be for the FBLA Chapter to get involved with the March of Dimes. The March of Dimes is FBLA-PBL’s national service partner. For over 40 years FBLA -PBL has consistently ranked as the top March of Dimes youth fundraising partner, raising over 15 million dollars. Another goal is to get more FBLA members to complete. We have so many bright and intelligent FBLA members that could win at nationals.

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WHHS FBLA completed this year was shopping Y e a r s o f e x c e l l e n c y .

Established November 11,

1973, White Hall High School FBLA (WHHS FBLA) has been preparing students for the business world for over 4 decades. Under the leadership and guide of Ms. Dottie Strahan, WHHS FBLA has excelled in membership. WHHS FBLA members not only succeed in the business but also in school and community service. By becoming active citizens in their community WHHS FBLA members learns skills to take with them throughout a life time. Some of the major programs that WHHS FBLA participate in are the shopping for Angels on the angel Tree, the WHHS Annual Business Party, and FBLA

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Competitions. One of the highlight activities

for gifts for angels on the Angel Tree. Members used their personal time to go meet at Wal-Mart to find angel’s gifts. Another activity members participated in was the Annual WHHS Business Party. This party is sponsored by WHHS FBLA, and it celebrates students who participate in business classes. With future goals for the year being to exceed 100 members , WHHS FBLA is actively seeking new members to pave the road for the future. WHHS FBLA members participate in FBLA competitive events every year. Competitive events help students showcase their creative and business skills. WHHS FBLA members actively engage in their communities, showcasing their talents and skills. They proudly represent a program that has been established 45 years .

Front Row: Michaelyn Ferrell Middle Row: Priscilla Foreman Kathleen Bridgforth (left to right) Back Row: Dutton Day

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45 Years of WHHS FBLA

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What is THE FBLA EXPERIENCE LIKE?

FBLA MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

FBLA-PBL has built a community of individuals with unrelenting ambition. With over 230,000 members. FBLA-PBL helps prepare members for careers in business.

Name: Catherine Anderson Chapter: Sheridan High School FBLA Years Active: 3 Students should join FBLA for multiple reasons.

When I explain why I joined and the many things I received from my membership, three things come to mind: cultivating leadership skills, making lifelong friends, and growing as a citizen and student.

Through FBLA, I have been able to meet friends and bond through our passions for the business world.

I have also been able to learn about the business world from my mentors and peers. Through this learning process and my three years I have spent within the program, I have grown as a citizen and as a student within the program. The program is a fantastic way to learn, grow, and bond with others.

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Name:

Benjimen Neal

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Watson Chapel High School FBLA Years Active: 4 FBLA is a wonderful organization that teaches you not only to serve others, but how to lead them as well.

Through FBLA I have been able to learn business and management skills that I would not have been able to learn otherwise in school, as well as strengthen my natural leadership skills. I would recommend any student consider joining, whether they know they want to go into a corporate job or not, because no matter what you decide to do they will need strong leaders.

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Learning engaging FBLA National Leadership Conference 2018

FBLA NLC 2018 Baltimore, Maryland June 28–July 1, 2018

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