Santa Maria High School Gold Coast Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) capture awards at conference

SANTA MARIA — Twenty-one SMHS Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) showed they had what it takes to capture numerous awards during a competition in Pasadena last weekend.

The Saints participated in various business and financial, entrepreneurship, and software systems development career pathways to have a chance to qualify for the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Sacramento in April, according to teacher and advisor Cindy Quaid.

Student Lizeth Guzman-Calderon said she had a “great and enjoyable time”, while Isabella Medina added, “My favorite memory from section was networking and participating in the workshops.’’

“For my last section conference, it was great because of the awards I received and because of the people who made it an unforgettable experience,’’ said Eduardo Santos-Santiago. “I will miss attending these conferences after high school.’’

“The Section Conference never fails to remain a memorable and exciting experience for me,’’ said Eliot Baez, SMHS FBLA Chapter President. “This year’s conference was a major success for our chapter, and I attribute it all to the hard work and cooperation of our members.’’

Results of Santa Maria High School FBLA Members who placed in their competitive events:

• Emma Vega (11^th grade), Computer Applications – 6^th place
• Eduardo Santos-Santiago (12^th grade), Computer Applications – 5^th place
• Nashali Vicente (10^th grade), Computer Applications – 2^nd place
• Naomi Sanchez (12^th grade), Word Processing – 6^th place and Job Interview – 7^th place
• Jose Cisneros (12^th grade), Word Processing – 5^th place
• Drew Kringel (12^th grade), Computer Problem Solving – 2^nd place and Cyber Security- 8^th place
• Isaac Ochoa (12^th grade), Business Calculations – 8^th place and Economics- 9^th place
• Miguel Robles (11^th grade), Accounting I – 9^th place
• Kobe Pabellan (12^th grade), Cyber Security- 7^th place
• Christina Regalado (11^th grade), Public Speaking – 4^th place
• Lizeth Guzman-Calderon (11^th grade), Impromptu Speaking – 8^th place
• Eliot Baez (11^th grade), Cyber Security- 5^th place

Team Events:

 

Lizeth Guzman-Calderon, Eliot Baez & Eduardo Santos-Santiago Management Decision Making, 2^nd place

Astrid Gonzalez, Isaac Ochoa (11^th grade) & Mirian Solano-Navarro) – Entrepreneurship Team, 9^th place

Gilberto Mora and Gustavo Robles – Global Business 8^th place

Isabella Medina, Anahi Olvera, and Alexa Samano– Hospitality Management, 10^th place

Isabella Medina, Anahi Olvera, and Gilberto Mora– Marketing, 9^th Place

 

Eligible to Compete at the CA FBLA State Leadership Conference in Ontario April 23-26

Lizeth Guzman-Calderon, Eliot Baez and Eduardo Santos-Santiago 2^nd place

Nashali Vicente (10^th grade), Computer Applications – 2^nd place

Drew Kringel (12^th grade), Computer Problem Solving – 2^nd place