CHS FLBA receives honors at state competition

The Cheney FBLA Club (Future Business Leaders of America) competed at the Washington State Business Leader conference this past weekend, April 17-20, in Seattle.

Club members and the club received numerous awards and recognition, including being recognized as a Gold Seal chapter, the largest chapter in its region and the most professional members.

In competition, the Blackhawks' chapter had 55 students attend the conference. At the awards ceremony 26 different students placed in the top five in state 25 times with 17 students placing first, second or third to earn automatic entry to the FBLA national conference, June 27-30 in Nashville, Tenn.

Lastly, the chapter's advisor, Adam Smith, was recognized for this year's "Outstanding Local Chapter Advisor" award.

Eighteen hundred students attended the FBLA State Leadership conference. The list of Cheney winners is below by name, event and placing:

Eric Heston, Accounting I, fourth; Computer Game and Simulation, fourth and Digital Video Production, third.

Fletcher Aukerman, Accounting II, fourth and Business Financial Plan, fourth.

Daniel Cartright, Business Financial Plan, fourth.

Shelby Beedle, Business Financial Plan, fourth.

Shogo Starr, Business Math, third.

Kendra Kendall, Community Service Project, third and Spreadsheet Applications, third.

Jackson Spencer, Community Service Project, third.

Tim Dykstra, Computer Game and Simulation, fourth.

Ian Case, Computer Game and Simulation Programming, first.

Griffin Cunningham, Computer Game and Simulation Programming, first.

Joe Hatzinikolis, Database Design, first and Network Design, fourth.

Hannah Blazon, Database Design, third and Digital Video Production, second.

Joe Riddle, Database Design, fourth.

Tyler Thomas, Desktop Application Programming, second.

Alanah Hesseltine, Desktop Publishing, first; Digital Design and Promotion, second and Web Site Design, first.

Amanda Lomax, Desktop Publishing, first and Digital Design and Promotion, second.

Kit Foster, Digital Video Production, third.

Kaitlyn Blazon, E-Business, first and Digital Video Production, second.

Connor Gerstenkorn, Digital Video Production, second.

Becca Caligan, E-Business, first.

Sarah Corean, Electronic Career Portfolio, second and Digital Video Production, second.

Talmadge Dickson, Help Desk, fourth and Network Design, third.

Noah Brown, Introduction to Information Technology, second and Network Design, fourth.

Dallin Olson, Network Design, fourth and Networking Concepts, third.

Dakota Lawrence, Network Design, third.

Tristan Bennett, Network Design, third and Networking Concepts, fourth.