On April 11th seven FBLA members traveled to North Charleston for the FBLA State Leadership Conference.  Over 1,000 members and advisers were present for the conference.  Students attended workshops and competed against students from around the state on Friday and Saturday.  All students placed in their event and did an excellent job of representing Strom Thurmond Career Center.

Strom Thurmond’s Chapter was recognized and awarded the Gold Seal Chapter, top 5 of 72 chapters and a membership award for Division II.

Congratulations to the following winners:

1^st Place Winners

Antonia Adams – Public Speaking II

Trevor Morris – Sports Management

2^rd Place Winners

Shelby Collier – Local Chapter Annual Business Report

Jamarr McCain – Public Speaking I

3^rd Place Winners

Maggie Figueroa & Kaeli Wates – Emerging Business Issues

4^th Place Winner

Arturo Pineda – Impromptu Speaking

First and second place winners are eligible to attend National Competition in Anaheim, CA in June.