JCMS FBLA Members Represented Well in the State Competition

In the first year that FBLA was a middle level club at JCMS in 2024, the students won 2 state championships and had a national runner-up. This year, the club made progress in terms of memberships and awards. Under the guidance of FBLA advisor, Russ Shearer, the club won 6 state championship events and had 3 second place finishes and 3 third place finishes. 

FBLA middle levels are growing state wide with this year's State Leadership Conference having over 240 competitors. In one event, the team of McKenzie Jackson, Chase Shearer, and Addi Wilson brought home the state title in Exploring Business Issues for the second consecutive year. Both our presentation groups and testing students did well. Shearer stated, "It's incredible to see the effort and dedication that the students put into these competitions. FBLA state competition is one of my favorite days of the year because we get to celebrate the dedication and hard work of some of our best and brightest students. I know personally that FBLA can change the course of students' lives having been an FBLA student nearly 30 years ago at Estill County. I felt that it was important to start the club when I was given a chance at JCMS." 

The Final Results from state competition were: 

1st place Exploring Business Issues- McKenzie Jackson, Chase Shearer and Addi Wilson 
1st place- Digital Citizenship - Nick Seals 
1st place- Critical Thinking - Miranda Powell 
1st place- Business Etiquette- Madysen Smith 
1st place- Exploring Business Ethics- Josie Potter, Nora-Beth Sallee, and Bela Truett 
1st place- Exploring Economics- Karson Muncy 

2nd place- Exploring Economics- Hez Purkey 
2nd Place- FBLA Concepts - Nora-Beth Sallee 
2nd Place- Financial Literacy - Eli Summers 

3rd Place- Interpersonal Communication - Kenley Mitchell 
3rd Place- Learning Strategies - Paisley Bowman 
3rd Place- Business Etiquette - Gracie Frost 

4th place- Critical Thinking- Kallie Gabbard and Isabella Gilbert 
4th place- Exploring Technology - Liam Bolton 
4th place- Marketing Mix- Danielle Tirey 

5th place- Exploring Leadership- Addi Wilson 
5th place- Learning Strategies- Gracie Frost 

By advancing out of state competition the students qualified to participate in the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California on June 28- July 2, 2025. Students will be doing fundraisers over the next few months to assist with the cost of the trip. Please support the students as they work toward a national championship.