Nineteen Port Angeles High School Future Business Leaders of America members recently competed at a regional competition. From left are Amber Hamilton

Nineteen Port Angeles High School Future Business Leaders of America members recently competed at a regional competition. From left are Amber Hamilton

BUSINESS: Port Angeles High School business students earn invites to April conference with top finishes in competition

PORT ANGELES — Nineteen Port Angeles High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members recently competed at a regional competition at Columbia Junior High School in Fife.

Students earned a total of 34 top-five finishes, including nine first places, with 14 students qualifying for the state conference.

The following students have qualified to attend the State Business Leadership Conference from April 15-17 in Spokane:

■   Brady Anderson: accounting II, first place; health care administration, first place; personal finance, third place.

■   Senator Atwater: Introduction to business, third place; introduction to business communication, fourth place; introduction to parliamentary procedure, first place; public speaking I, third place.

■   Michael Chong: Computer problem-solving, fourth place; cybersecurity, third place.

■   Brandy Clark: Help desk, first place.

■   Haylen Gerhard: Business math, fourth place.

■   Ashley Graham: Business law, fifth place.

■   Amber Hamilton: Introduction to parliamentary procedure, second place.

■   Silas Johnson: Business ethics team, third place; job interview, first place; sales presentation, first place.

■   Mary Kheriaty: Future business leader, second place; insurance and risk management, fifth place; social media campaign team, fifth place.

■   Emily Menshew: Digital video production, fifth place; introduction to parliamentary procedure, third place.

■   Matthew Mitchell: Cybersecurity, fifth place; network concepts, second place; network design team, first place.

■   Annika Pederson: Job interview, fifth place; public speaking II, fourth place.

■   Luciano Toscano: Accounting II, second place; business ethics team, third place; client service, first place; social media campaign team, fifth place.

■   Natale Toscano: Business math, second place; cybersecurity, second place; network design team, first place; network concepts, fourth place.

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