WSD Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students competed at the District 8 Competition from mid-December through January and are moving onto the state competition. The FBLA District 8 Competition was held virtually this year, and over 20 local high schools participated in a variety of business categories and events. Students from Holt, Liberty and Timberland won multiple awards and 25 WSD students qualified to move on to the State competition, which will also be held virtually this year due to the pandemic, April 11-13.

Holt High School

Lauren Gettemeier – 1^st place, Spreadsheet Applications

Liberty High School

Cleopatra Mozolewski – 3^rd place, Accounting 2
Breanna Wray – 5^th place, Personal Finance
Madalyn Breckenridge – Accounting 1, Wildcard – earning a chance to compete at State

Timberland High School

Hannah Branstetter – 1^st place, Accounting 2
Breanna Busateri, Margaret Detchemendy, and Alyssa Kuzara – 1^st place, Digital Video Production
Morgan Craft – 1^st place, E-Business
Margret Pilkinton – 1^st place, Graphic Design
Madelyn Craft, Cade Lewis, and Carl Wiese – 1^st place, Hospitality & Event Management
Aubrey Nolen and Claire Meara – 1^st place, Public Service Announcement
Ariana Charitonenko – 1^st place, Publication Design
Cole Trussell – 1^st place, Introduction to Social Media Strategy
Kennedy Maitland – 2^nd place, Accounting 1
Drew Chiodini – 2^nd place, Accounting 2
Clayton Herbst – 2^nd place, Business Law
Katelyn Huesemann - 2^nd place, Spreadsheet Applications
Hannah Branstetter and Kennedy Maitland – 2^nd place, Banking & Financial Systems
Grant McClard – 3^rd place, Accounting 1
Hannah Branstetter - 3^rd place, Organizational Leadership
Carl Wiese – 3^rd place, Help Desk
Addison Schulte – 4^th place, Accounting 2
Lauren Straub – 5^th place, Accounting 1
Ayden Anderson – 5^th place, Accounting 2

FBLA is a professional association for students pursuing business careers. There are almost 60 different categories to compete in at the competitions. FBLA’s mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.