Mission, Texas- The Mission High School (MHS) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) sent 15 members to compete at the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Dallas, earlier this month. Advancing as national qualifiers are Kenya Salinas, who placed 4th in Word Processing; and Juan Reyna, who placed 3rd in Computer Problem Solving. Salinas and Reyna will compete June 26 – July 2, 2018 at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Baltimore, MD. Waiting in the wings, placing 5th as alternates were, Ashmin Torres in Database Design and Application, and Ruben Cantu in Accounting II.
Also at the FBLA State Leadership Conference, MHS FBLA was recognized for contributing to the March of Dimes and to the FBLA Endowment Fund of $1 per member every year since its inception in the 1990’s. Leslie C. Rivera was recognized as a Texas FBLA Who’s Who Member. Ramiro O’Cana, adviser, was recognized for 38 years of service to the FBLA organization.
The MHS FBLA members placing at Area and advancing to State were: Juan Reyna, second place, Computer Problem Solving; Oscar Ybarra, first place, Cybersecurity; Juan Rodriguez, third place, Accounting II; Roberto Ramirez, third place, Business Calculations; Ashmin Torres, first place, Database Design and Application; Aaron Relko, second place, Business Calculations; Jensen Rosales, second place, Business Communications; Ruben Cantu, first place, Accounting II; Jizzel Maldonado, third place, Business Communications; Yasmin Castillo, seventh place, Healthcare Administration; Neftaly Rivera, first place, Introduction to Business Communication; Luis Muñoz, second place, Introduction to Financial Math; Leslie C. Rivera, third place, Introduction to Financial Math; Rochelle Saenz, fourth place, Journalism; Kenya Salinas, second place, Word Processing.
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. (FBLA-PBL) is the largest career student organization in the world. Each year, FBLA-PBL helps over 230,000 members prepare for careers in business. Our mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.
Pictured are the students from the MHS FBLA Chapter who are advancing to nationals and/or serving as alternates for the national competition. They are, from left to right: Ashmin Torres, Ruben Cantu, Kenya Salinas, Juan Reyna.
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