PLATTE COUNTY FBLA RECOGNIZED WITH TOP HONORS AT THE 2025 FBLA STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
Thirty-two members of the Missouri Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda Chapter from Platte County High School recently traveled
to Springfield, Missouri for the 2025 Missouri Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference. This three-day
conference, beginning Sunday, April 13, featured dynamic workshops, innovative keynotes, and professional networking opportunities with Fortune 500
companies for middle school through college students. Over 5,000 students and advisers came together for the event, with over 150 business
education related contests running during the event; contest topics range from accounting to website design, marketing to mobile application
development.
Overall, Platte County High School brought home many awards (listed below). Platte County FBLA national qualifiers (15 total) will compete at the
2025 National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California June 28 - July 3. In addition, the Partnership with a Business Project team nominated
their business partner, The Edlin Team, for the FBLA Business Person of the Year Award. Brandon Edlin was able to attend the Opening Session of the
State Conference to receive recognition for their valuable contributions to Platte County FBLA through the Partnership with a Business Project.
● 9 National Qualifiers
● Gold Seal of Merit Chapter Award
● “Silver” Chapter of the Year
● Champion Chapter
● State Service Project Chapter
● Outstanding Service to Local Chapter: Patrick McCool
NATIONAL QUALIFIER
● 2nd Place - Social Media Strategies: Teagan Hill, Jaira Taulbee, & Camila Zavala
● 3rd Place - Mobile Application: Jack Dillingham & Hailey Turner
● 3rd Place - Intro to Business Presentation: Lilly Lockhart
● 4th Place - American Enterprise: Shan Senoga, Hailey Turner, & Libby Archibald
● 4th Place - Network Design: Jack Dillingham & Quinn Traas
STATE RESULTS
● 5th Place - Community Service: Shan Senoga, Ethan Smith, & Shelby Martin
● 8th Place - Local Annual Chapter Business Report: Chloe Pegler & Karlee Riggs
● 8th Place - Partnership with a Business: Evan MacCuish & Patrick McCool
● 8th Place - Sales Presentation: Teagan Hill & Jaira Taulbee
● 8th Place - Introduction to Programming: Owen Behne
● Top 15 - Introduction to Social Media: Amily Askar & Amaya Hernandez
● Top 15 - Business Plan: Isaac Nelson, Chase Hulett, & Brayden Renno
● Top 15 - Website Design: Kelly Gabbert, Lexi Nielsen, & Kyla Donley