Carbondale Area’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competed in the virtual Regional Leadership Conference in January. Ms. Olivetti, Club Advisor, is proud to announce that Carbondale Area earned eleven First Place Awards; additionally, twenty-eight students who placed in the top three of their category qualified to compete at the State Leadership Conference.
Senior Anthony Mustica won the Political Science category. “I was not expecting to be in first place, so it felt amazing to find out how well I did,” noted Mustica. “I have been interested in politics and government since 8th grade, but I never thought that it would put me in first place at something. Qualifying for a second year of states makes me feel accomplished and ready to test my knowledge at the next level.”
“I am extremely grateful that the FBLA advisors took the extra step to make sure we were still given the opportunity to test one last time during my last year in high school,” explained senior Alyvia Schiavone, who placed second in the Help Desk category and punched her ticket to states. “Although it was not the same with it being virtual, I still appreciate the fact that they took the time to make it happen. As two-time treasurer, I have been an active member of the club and have strived to do better every year. FBLA has been a memorable part of high school for me. Placing on the state level last year made me eager for this year’s testing, and I look forward to the outcome of this year’s state test results.”
A complete list of the winners is below.
First Place/State Qualifiers:
Kyle Perri- Business Law
Taylor Mazza- Health Care Administration
Deana Mancuso- Help Desk
Matthew Totsky and Brycen Kelly- International Business
Julia Gorel- Introduction to Business
Megan Cosklo- Introduction to Business Communication
Julia Murphy- Introduction to Business Procedures
Emily Kelly- Networking Infrastructure
Amelia Esgro- Personal Finance
Anthony Mustica- Political Science
Second Place/State Qualifiers:
Jonathon Purvis- Banking and Financial Service
Bayley Grizzanti- Business Calculations
Alyssa Cosklo- Business Law
Avianna Pugliese- Cyber Security
Elizabeth Pantoja- Health Care Administration
Alyvia Schiavone- Help Desk
Evan Miller- Insurance and Risk Management
Molly Kelly- Introduction to Business Communication
Caleb Higdon- Networking Infrastructures
Giana Arnese- Personal Finance
Third Place/State Qualifiers:
Deanna Holbert- Accounting
Tatiana Elston- Advertising
Gianelly Prieto- Cyber Security
Kacydi Brewen- Help Desk
Bryan Salitsky- Introduction to Business Procedure
Gia Mark- Introduction to FBLA
Sarah Tolerico- Personal Finance
Fourth Place:
Amelia Muta- Advertising
Maria Cerra- Cyber Security
Kylie Kelly- Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure
Chloee Rumford and Mia Perri- Management Decision Making
MaKena Sanderson- Securities and Investment
Fifth Place:
Ellen Higdon- Business Communication
Nathan Totsky- Economics
Alexis Price- Health Care Administration
Sadie Gardus- Introduction to Business
Raymond Ofner- Sports and Entertainment Management
The Carbondale Area School District congratulates the FBLA team members on continuing their tradition of excellence at the regional competition and wishes the state qualifiers the best of luck at the state competition. They will test during one of the two testing windows (March 3 to March 10 or March 29 to April 7). The state event and awards ceremony will be held April 12 to 13.
