As a chapter we have been working to make sure everyone in our school community feels like they belong. This is a huge task, but we thought we would start early and start small. Inspired by a news story where we saw two girls at their high school welcoming students each morning, three of our FBLA chapter members started by greeting people each morning, rain, or shine, sometimes even in the snow. The responses were mixed, at first, but we persevered.
WaFBLA ML events are broken into National and State only Competitive events. Students competing for Nationals at the middle level are recognized on stage if they qualify. The first place competitor is invited to Nationals. If that competitor can't make Nationals, then the next in line is invited. Congratulations to KMS FBLA competitors Payton Hardy and Tori Ward for qualifying as first place and being invited to Nationals in their events. We have five others who were in the top 3 spots and are waiting to see if they will get a bump to the National spot. Congratulations to each of our WaFBLA SBLC participants. WaFBLA also offers State Only events where students prepare in public speaking, interviews, social media, digital gaming theory, and other business topics. Of these State Only competitive events, 15 Komachin students were invited to the stage in 8 events. Of these, Mikalah Weinle (Spread The Word), Lizzie Alba & Jacob Brown (The Tank), & Tori Ward (Jing...