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North East High School

Local Chapter Annual

Business Report

Chapter #5556

Maryland FBLA

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Introduction of North East FBLA

Letter to Chapter Membership 2

Number of Members 3

Size of School and Community 3

Activities to Benefit Chapter and Its MembersProgram of Work 4

Recruitment Activities 4

Leadership Development 6

Career Exploration and Preparation 7

Business Partnerships 8

Chapter Fundraising 9

Public Relations Activities and Chapter Publicity 10

Activities to Benefit Other Individuals and Organizations

Support of FBLA National and State Projects 11

Other Community Service Projects 12

Conferences and Recognition

Participation at FBLA Conferences 13

Other Chapter and Individual Recognition Earned 14

Competitive Event Winners and Participants 15

North East High SchoolLocal Chapter Annual Business Report

North East FBLA Mission Statement

We provide our members with the required skills to use proper etiquette in a business setting, how to develop

leadership skills and ways to succeed at the higher education level. We encourage members to participate in

events and projects, show support to our fellow members and do their best in competitions to reach our goals.

Letter to Chapter Membership

September 15, 2017

Dear North East FBLA Members,

As members, you are at different stages in your FBLA careers. Some of you are utilizing your FBLA experiences as you prepare for the future, while others are finding out what FBLA is all about. No matter what stage you are at, we hope you take full advantage of the opportunities provided by this chapter. By being highly involved, you will not only improve the community and school, increase your leadership skills and develop business knowledge, but you will step up to the challenges of FBLA and hold strong.

Our officer team is extremely pleased with our record breakingsuccess we experienced at the 2017 State Leadership Conference inHunt Valley, and the especially the 2017 National LeadershipConference in Anaheim, California; where four members earned theAmerica Level of Business Achievement Awards. However, we areready to see what this year holds for North East FBLA. Through theuse of innovative workshops, we will use creativity, develop businessskills, and increase communication and critical thinking skills. Asmembers, you are the backbone of this chapter, and your skills andabilities will contribute to the success of future chapter events.

Community service projects, such as the March of Dimes andArtoberfest, this year will continue to grow. We are adding newprojects to benefit the school which will be highly impactful due tocontinual member dedication. Also, working with other organizations,within our school, will provide additional opportunities to work withthe community.

At the August officer orientation meeting, the North East FBLAofficer team set six major goals for our Program of Work. As thelargest FBLA chapter in Cecil County, we have more opportunities toimpact our community and school. Being a small, quaint town on theChesapeake Bay, we have the opportunity to work hand in hand withlocal businesses. With participation from our members, we cancomplete all the goals set by the officer team and much more.

The officer team urges each member to take the opportunity to strivefor greatness and always put in 110%. I wish each of you the best ofluck upon stepping up to the challenge this year. It takes hard workand dedication, but this year we ask you to be part of our “OnePursuit.”

Sincerely.

Alex Yetkin

Alexander Yetkin, North East FBLA Chapter President

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Local Chapter Annual Business Report


300 Irishtown RoadNorth East, MD

21921

North East FBLAOfficer Team

Alex YetkinPresident

Myan MitchellVice President

Andy JonesSecretary

Region 3 Vice President

Jackson LeithTreasurer

Sarah BeitlerReporter

VACANTHistorian

Ryan KosinskiCoordinator of

Community Service

Emily FunkCoordinator of

Fundraising

Jamar TolbertCoordinator of Social Media

Dr. Jessica McGowanAdviser

Treasurer, MDFBLA Board of Directors

Thomas DeckerDianna Taylor

Assistant Advisers

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Chapter ProfileThe Local Chapter Annual Business Report summarizes the events and achievements of the NorthEast High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America that occurred from March 2017 toMarch 2018. Included are the accounts of how our chapter made every effort throughout the yearto reach our goals to better prepare our chapter for involvement in the business world. TheNational FBLA theme for this year is “Elevate Your Future” which every member of North EastFBLA strived to do.

Number of MembersIn 1972, North East High School started an FBLAchapter, and has been active every year since.Our chapter is one of the two active chapters inthe county, the other being Bohemian ManorHigh School. North East FBLA is part of Region 3,and is one of the largest chapter in the region. Forthe current school year, North East FBLA has atotal of 66 committed and enthusiastic members.This is an increase of 12% from the 2016-2017year which consisted of 59 members. Our currentadvisor, Dr. Jessica McGowan, was a member ofFBLA in high school and Phi Beta Lambda incollege. She has dedicated numerous hours of herown time outside the classroom to help thechapter meet our goals. Also, our chapter has twoco-advisors, Mr. Thomas Decker and Ms. DiannaTaylor, to assist with various chapter activities,trips and events. Approximately 6% of the studentbody is a member of FBLA.

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Size of School and Community North East High School (NEHS) is situated justoutside the town limits in the small town of NorthEast, Maryland. North East is a quaint, water-oriented community of just over 3,700 residentsnestled on about 955 acres at the peak of theChesapeake Bay. North East High School was builtin 1969, originally as the Cecil County CommunityCollege. Currently, the student populationconsists of approximately 1,100 students. NorthEast High School is one of five high schools thatmake-up Cecil County Public Schools. Recently,the school has been renovated to provide afriendlier and more engaging learningenvironment.

2017-18 NEHS Officer Installation

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Recruitment ActivitiesThe 2017-2018 North East High School FBLA chapter attempted many creative ways to attract newmembers. FBLA even teamed up with other clubs in the school to excite potential members. Ourchapter’s current membership is now made up of 66 dedicated and hardworking students.

FBLA Amazing RaceAll students at North East High School wereasked to come find out what FBLA is all aboutat the first meeting. Instead of going over whatis FBLA in a PowerPoint, new and potentialFBLA members were broken into groups andraced to learned about six areas of FBLA thatcorrespond to the various components of FBLAthroughout the FBLA year. The areas of focusincluded: FBLA general knowledge, professionaldress, competitive events, Relay for Life, andlocal chapter officer matching.

Program of WorkA program of work is a local FBLA chapter's written plan of action. Like a road map, it informsmembers of where they are going, how they will get there, and when they have arrived. The plannedactivities should reinforce the nine FBLA goals while meeting the needs of the local chapter.

Goal One: Membership1. Recruit and retain local chapter membership2. Increase the local chapter membership by 10%3. Each officer recruit one professional member4. Create, finalize and distribute NEHS FBLA chapter

information to all members 5. Participate in Membership Achievement Awards Goal Two: Public Relations1. Update and maintain NEHS FBLA chapter website

and social media2. Sponsor field trips3. Create chapter newsletters and submit an article to

Tomorrow's Business Leader4. Receive contact information from each local chapter

member 5. Appoint one member to sear as liaison6. School Announcements/Social MediaGoal Three: Fundraising1. Offer a variety of individual fundraisers2. Offer a variety of chapter fundraisers3. Hold school-wide fundraising event4. Keep accurate monthly financial statements

Goal Four: Community Service1. Raise at least $100 in funds for the March of Dimes2. Contribute hours of service to our school

community3. Contribute to a North East, MD community

organization4. Write the Community Service ReportGoal Five: Support of State & National FBLA Programs1. Write the Local Chapter Annual Business Report2. Write the American Enterprise Project report3. Participate in Maryland & National Outstanding

Chapter4. Write the Partnership with a Business Report5. Participate in FBLA-PBL Week6. Participate in FBLA Outstanding Chapter

RecognitionGoal Six: Leadership Development1. Provide local chapter presentations and workshops

for members2. Invite local business owners be guest speakers3. Provide leadership and team-building exercises4. Each officer complete one level of BAA5. Provide study materials for competitive events

Social Media CampaignThe officer team developed a social mediacampaign for the month of September toencourage students to attend informationalmeetings. They developed three differentadvertisements to be used on Facebook,Twitter, and Instagram for our chapter andschool social media pages.



Recruitment EventsIn August, the chapter officers startedrecruitment at the Freshman Orientation Meetand Greet. Then in September, they recruitedduring lunches by walking around to each lunchtable explaining to fellow students what FBLAwas all about; which was a major help inencouraging new members to join. For theschool-wide Career Fair, FBLA recruiters hostedan information table and held one-on-onediscussion with potential members.

Promo VideoDuring the month of September, the chapterofficers developed a promo video for NorthEast FBLA. This video included images fromprevious chapter events with voice overcommentary. The promo video was playedseveral times on the morning announcementsTV program.

“One Pursuit” CampaignThe “One Pursuit” campaign was used to helpstudents to understand the benefits of FBLA.The officer team implemented this recruitmenttool in September and October. It was highlyeffective in gaining the attention of the studentbody through various media platforms.

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Bulletin BoardOutside the business department, FBLA officerscreated a promotional bulletin board to attractnew members. The bulletin board focused onthe National FBLA theme “Elevate Your Future”and displayed pictures from NLC 2017 inAnaheim, California.

Chapter ReactivationElkton High School has not be an active chapterfor the past four years. This year, they hired anew business teacher, Ms. Clark, whom wantedto reactivate the FBLA chapter, but didn’t knowwhere to begin. Region 3 VP, Andy Jones, andour chapter advisor, Dr. McGowan, worked withMs. Clark to reactivate their chapter in October2017. EHS has a chapter of 22 members andthree participated in competitive events.



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One of National FBLA’s goals is to develop competent, aggressive business leadership skills. NorthEast FBLA provides many opportunities for our officers, but also encourage our members to take anactive role in leadership development.

Officer Elections & InstallationAt the End-of-Year Banquet, each candidate isrequired to make a speech in front of their fellowmembers explaining what they could do for ourFBLA chapter and why they should be elected. Aftereach candidate recites their speech, all themembers voted on who they believed deserved thepositions. After the new officers were elected, theOfficer Installation Ceremony took place and eachofficer lit a candle according to their position. Eachofficer had to promise the membership that theyaccepted the responsibilities of the position andwould fulfill their designated duties.

North East Officer TrainingThe newly elected officer team for 2017-2018consisted of four new officers. The new officer teamchose to hold a training session to orient themselveswith each new officer as well as the roles of eachoffice. This meeting led to setting high standards forour chapter and its members, and developing adetailed program of work.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is aprogram that originated with Rotary International.RYLA encourages leadership in youth by recognizingand rewarding deserving 11th graders. Theexperience focuses on leadership skills,communication skills, problem-solving, andcommunity service. Chapter members, SarahBeitler and Jamar Tolbert, were chosen by theNorth East Rotary Club to serve as their studentrepresentatives for the 2018 RYLA Conference. Thisis the fifth year that the NE Rotary Club has offeredthis opportunity to our chapter members.

Local Chapter WorkshopsNorth East FBLA had many new members this year. Theofficers felt it would be a great idea to enhance theknowledge of the new and returning members withsmall workshops during meetings. The followingworkshops were presented:

Mar• Taxes

Apr• Entrepreneurship Simulation

Sept• All About FBLA

• Teambuilding

Oct• Competitive Events

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• March of Dimes

• American Enterprise Day: Whack-A-Hula What?

• Business Achievement Awards –Parts 1 & 2

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• Business Achievement Awards –Part 3

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• Federal Taxes

• Business Achievement Awards –Part 4

RYLA – Rotary International


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National FBLA believes in assisting students to achieve occupation goals and facilitating a school-to-work transition. North East FBLA has offered many opportunities to enhance students’knowledge of careers and higher education throughout the school year.

Professional DressNorth East FBLA learned about professionalbusiness attire according to the official FBLA-PBL dress code as presented by Region 3 VicePresident, Andrew Jones. Members participatedin a dress code workshop that involved achapter officer fashion show. Members wereable to visualize appropriate attire and applytheir knowledge when officers wereinappropriately dressed.

Guest SpeakerMs. Andrea Vuncannon, from AberdeenProving Ground Federal Credit Union,hosted a workshop for our regionfocusing on the importance of creditscores. The work was called “The CreditGame” and each member was able toobtain answers to the followingquestions. - Why is having good creditimportant? What’s in a credit report?What does your score mean? How doescredit work and how does it affect yourdaily lives? What’s important to alender?

Competitive Event Materials Each year, approximately 90% of the chaptermembership participates in competitive events.Each member who chooses to compete is givenstudy materials and guidelines for their event.This year, we continued to improve our studyguide website. A link was posted on theschool’s homepage for convenience.

Wizards Sports Career Day On December 1, thirty-six members traveledto Washington D.C. to participate in theWashington Wizards Sports Career Day.Members were able to explore D.C. on theirown, and then attend the event. Memberslistened to multiple VPs about their roles andresponsibilities at Monumental SportsEntertainment. After the presentation,members could visit various colleges during asponsored college fair. Wrapping-up the event,members were able to watch the Wizards takeon the Detroit Pistons.

BEPAC PresentationThe Business Education & PartnershipAdvisory Council has been supporting ourchapter to attend the National LeadershipConference since 2013. Five chapter officerswere invited to their monthly board meetingat the Cecil County Board of Education officesand present information about FBLA chapterand our success the at the 2017 NLC.



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North East FBLA officers Sarah Beitler, EmilyFunk, and Jamar Tolbert implemented thechapter’s American Enterprise Project for thetenth grade course of Principles of BusinessAdministration and Management (BAM). Theproject was called The Next Great Franchise; itis a take on CNBC’s Restaurant Startup. It is athree phase project that covers the topics ofentrepreneurship, score of marketing, pricingand promotion, and developing a restaurant.They also watched several Restaurant Startupclips for inspiration. Students presented in frontof the judges (FBLA officers) to obtain aninvestment on their franchise concept. A totalof 58 students participated in the project.Project examples can be seen to the right.

Career Exploration and Preparation - continued

Business PartnershipsBusiness Partnership are essential to the success of event for North East FBLA. This year, NorthEast FBLA was able to work with several businesses for projects or to obtain sponsorships.

FBLA Conference Sponsors:• BEPAC (Business Education Partnership Advisory

Council)• North East Action Club• North East Rotary Club• Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union• Olive Garden – Elkton, MD• Subway – Perryville, MD

Our chapter partnered with Aberdeen ProvingGround Federal Credit Union for this year’sPartnership with Business Project. The project wascalled Financial Literacy Bootcamp in whichstudents participated in a 13 day boot campcovering topics of banking, accounting, andbudgeting. Student then would use an onlineprogram called Banzai! to increased theirknowledge and attempt real-world application ofconcepts learned.

State Officer CampaignsNorth East FBLA chapter President, Alex Yetkin, andchapter Liaison, Andrew Jones, decided to run forMaryland FBLA State Officer team. Alex ran forSecretary/Treasurer and Andrew ran for Region 3Vice President. Andrew was successful in winning aposition on the 2017-2018 Maryland State Officerteam.



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North East FBLA conducted many fundraising activities during the 2017-2018 year. Our chapterprovides opportunities for individual and chapter fundraising. The chapter Treasurer, Jackson Leith,is responsible for all funds and reports to the advisor, Dr. Jessica McGowan.

Red Robin Fundraising NightOur chapter holds Red Robin fundraiser nights twice a year; November and February. For every person who dines at Red Robin on the designated night and brings our flyer, Red Robin will donate 15% of the check to North East FBLA. This allows the chapter to alleviate some of the Maryland SLC costs. The chapter profited over $400.

Joe Corbi’sThe famous Joe Corbi’s Pizza & Desserts fundraiser isthe backbone fundraiser of North East FBLA. Thechapter conducts this fundraiser in both fall andspring. Members can individually fundraise in order toalleviate costs to attend the SLC in March, and receive$5 per item. Students fundraised over $1200.

Basket Bingo ConcessionNorth East FBLA held a concession table the PBIS(Positive Behavior Intervention Supports) BasketBingo fundraiser. Our chapter sold 30 walking tacosand profited approximately $50.

Artoberfest ConcessionArtoberfest is the annual arts awareness festivalheld at our school each fall. Each school group isrequested to have a concession or games booth.Our chapter decided to continue with concessionby grilling hot dogs, as well as selling chips andsoda. Also, the chapter sold over 50 “Tacos-in-a-Bag.” The chapter earned over $350 in profit.

Dodgeball Tournament 2017North East FBLA sponsored a DodgeballTournament, for all grade levels, at our high school.This event was a school-wide buy-out, which meansthe event was held during the school day andstudents could buy their way out of period 8. Theevent had fifteen teams, and over 350 tickets weresold for the tournament. The tournament profitedalmost $800.

Taco-in-a-Bag – Winter SportsThe winter sports program is lacking funding at ourhigh school. FBLA and Junior Class Council raisedfunding for the boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball, andwrestling teams by selling “Tacos-in-a-Bag.” Over300 tacos were sold and profited around $500.

Fun PastaAs an extra individual fundraiser in December, thechapter organized a Fun Pasta sale. Members canindividually fundraise in order to alleviate costs toattend the SLC in March, and receive 40% of profits.Also, our chapter allowed the Indoor Track to sellpasta to help them attend competitions. Studentsfundraised over $500.

Divisional Track MeetThe NEHS Track team asked FBLA to operate theconcession stand for the UCBAC Divisional TrackMeet. At the track meet, FBLA sold tacos, hot dogs,snacks, and beverages. The chapter split the profitwith the track team for allowing to operate theirconcession stand to assist with out fundraisingefforts to attend the 2017 NLC. Also, Kona Ice cameto the event to help support us fundraise anddonated 15% of their profits to our chapter.



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North East FBLA believes in marketing all across the board in a variety of ways. Thus, as a chapterwe came together to promote FBLA awareness and allow the North East student body to askthemselves, “What is FBLA all about?” Our chapter answered this question by showing just howFBLA can make a considerable difference in their lives.

Posting Areas

The best place to post information to reach ourFBLA members and the student body is atdesignated posting areas. North East FBLA tookadvantage of these posting areas by hangingflyers or other information to gain new membersand inform students of school-wide FBLA events.

FBLA Apparel

North East FBLA has a desire to instill local pridein all members through designing local chapterFBLA apparel. The chapter officers designed ahoodie for those attending states and a T-shirtfor all member to receive during FBLA Week.

Chapter Website & Social MediaNorth East FBLA has its own website,https://www.ccps.org/Page/2044. The chapter’swebsite contains information on meetings,events, pictures, and chapter successes. Also,FBLA has been continually posting on theschool’s Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Staying ConnectedWith everyone have a cell phone nowadays, ourchapter has eliminated paper reminder andgone 100% digital. All direct communication forour chapter is completed through the Remindapp or school email. Also, meeting remindersand other notices are broadcast on our school’smorning announcements program and displayedon the “lunch loop” or digital dashboard.

Tomorrow’s Business Leader

Our chapter felt it was important to submit anarticle to the FBLA’s national publicationTomorrow’s Business Leader. The chapter Reporter,Sarah Beitler, composed an article for submission.She wrote about our chapter’s efforts to bring theschool together to raise money for Relay for Lifethrough the 2017 Dodgeball Tournament sponsoredby our FBLA chapter. This article was submitted toNational FBLA for the 2018 Spring Edition.

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NewsletterThis year, the officersadded creating amonthly chapternewsletter to theprogram of work.Reporter, SarahBeitler, is responsiblefor designing andwriting thenewsletter, as well asdistributing it to themembers. It containswhat’s happeningduring the month,articles on pastevents, and memberkudos.

Appearance in

Local MediaThroughout the year,North East FBLA hasappeared in various localpublications including TheCecil Whig, The Herald,and The Cecil Guardian.Also, Chapter advisor, Dr.McGowan, and twochapter officers, KevinDennis and Jamar Tolbert,appeared on an episodeCecil.tv to report aboutwinning at the 2017 NLC.



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Support of FBLA National and State ProjectsThe North East chapter of FBLA was actively involved in many National and State FBLA Projectsthroughout the 2017-2018 year. Our chapter strived to participate in as many of these activities aspossible to display our support.

Membership Recruitment ProgramsNorth East FBLA encouraged many members of ourstudent body to join FBLA. Our chapter decided toparticipate in Membership Mania and Madness Awards.This program recognizes FBLA members who extend thebenefits of membership to their friends andacquaintances. Also, we earned the MembershipAchievement Award for increasing our overall chaptermembership.

Support of the March of Dimes

In order to support the National FBLA charity,March of Dimes, North East FBLA contributed,two state projects and two chapter events, toraise funding. These projects are as follows:

Bears for Babies

North East FBLA participated in this Maryland

State Project, in March. Our chapter sold the

bears for $1 and had donators color them

during lunches. Twenty-five bears were sold.

Baskets for Babies

At the 2017 SLC, North East FBLA developed

the state community service project at the

SLC for the five years ago, and continue to

implement and supervise. Chapters from

Maryland created themed gift baskets for a

raffle and conference attendees could

purchase tickets. The raffle proceeds

benefited the March of Dimes and raised

over $700 in less than 36 hours!

Pumpkins for Preemies In 2011, our chapter created a March of Dimes project called “Pumpkins for Preemies.” This year we sold the paper pumpkins and students receive a lollipop for their 50 cent donation. Our efforts during the month of November raised over $60.

Business Achievement Awards

The Business Achievement Awards are an aggressive, self-directed, results-based business and leadership program.This year, a chapter goal was to have each member earnFuture Level by March 1. The following members of ourchapter completed these awards thus far:• Future – Andrew Jones• Business – Andrew Jones• Leader –• America (April 2017) – Elizabeth Duong, Mary Beitler,

& Kevin Dennis



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National Teacher Appreciation WeekFrom May 8 through 12, each day a different schoolclub provided the teachers with a “Thank You” gift.Our chapter teamed with Junior Class Council andmade goodie bags for every teacher whichcontained candies and snacks.

Our chapter worked with theNEHS PBIS committee to hostthe sixth annual Artoberfest.The purpose of the festival is topromote and raise awarenessabout arts, music, and drama.The event had many activitiesto choose from, including

Other Community Service ProjectsFBLA encourages members in the development of individual projects that contribute to the improvement ofhome, business, and community. North East FBLA promotes this goal through cooperation with other clubs andorganizations within our school, as well as with local businesses. North East FBLA is extremely proud of theirongoing dedication to the school and community. North East FBLA makes an effort to participate in as manyschool activities that serve to help the school and community that are available to the members.

Service to School

Service to Community

face painting and small crafts. Local artistsdisplayed and sold their art pieces and studentartists participated in a contest; in which patrons ofthe event could vote. A live performance by theschool’s marching band and talent show. FBLAhelped to publicize the event, and operateconcession.

Perryville Veterans’ HospitalIn December, FBLA members created holiday greetingcards for the hospitalized veterans at the Perryville VAat our annual holiday party. Member created over 30cards using Microsoft Publisher.

Blood DriveNorth East FBLA hosted the Fall Blood Drive inNovember and Spring Blood Drive in May with NEHSStudent Government Association. Exactly 103 students

and faculty members were able to successfully donate.The Blood Bank of Delmarva awarded a $515scholarship to one NEHS senior because we wereable to have 100 people donate in a single schoolyear.

Giving TreeFor the holiday season, our chapter sponsored aless fortunate, and anonymous, North East HighSchool student. The chapter donated $140 in orderto purchase gifts for the student which includedclothes and jewelry.

NEMS Basket BingoThe North East Middle School Parent TeacherAssociation asked FBLA and NEHS if they couldcreate a North East High School themed basket fortheir annual Basket Bingo fundraiser. Our chapterput together with a basket with NEHS themed gearand several North East FBLA promotional items.

For this year’schapter CommunityService Project, ourchapter decided toraise money for theAmerican CancerSociety and form ateam for Relay forLife. Our chapterorganized andexecuted six eventsto reach our $1000goal. The first event was Artoberfest and raised $50, thesecond event was a Dodgeball Tournament and raised$400, the third event was Red Robin Fundraising Nightand raised $30 in November, and the fourth event wasTaco-in-a-Bag and raised $50 thus far. We have a Candyfor Cancer lollipop campaign planned for March andTeam Campaigning for April in order to reach our goalover the event on May 19, 2018.

American Cancer Society



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Participation at FBLA ConferencesNorth East FBLA proudly takes part in Region, State, and National conferences, which reinforce ourmember’s knowledge of business and higher education goals. Our members strive to achieve at thehighest levels and gain the most from the opportunities presented at FBLA sponsored conferences.

2017 State Leadership Conference

At the 2017 State Leadership Conference, held inHunt Valley, Maryland, eighteen members were ableto attend several educational and informativeworkshops. Several of our members were able toparticipate against the best of the best from otherMaryland FBLA chapters in various competitiveevents. Each member followed their own schedule ofevents, and attended meeting sessions andworkshops in which they gained business knowledgeand skills. Also, members helped organize andexecute the state community service project Basketsfor Babies. Nineteen of our members, a recordbreaking year, qualified in their competitive events tocompete at the NLC in Anaheim, California.

2017 National Leadership Conference

The 2017 National Leadership Conference was held inAnaheim, California, from June 28 – July 2. NineteenNorth East FBLA members earned the chance torepresent our chapter. North East was proud to sendeighteen of the nineteen determined competitors tothe NLC. Participants had the chance to interact withFBLA members from all over the country, competeagainst the top competitors, and attend workshopsthat provided various business knowledge and skills.Three of our members had the opportunity toparticipate in voting sessions for Eastern Region VicePresident. Attendees at the National LeadershipConference also enjoyed memorable and fun activities.North East FBLA visited the Disneyland and watched anAnaheim Angels baseball game. The most thrilling partof the conference was the Awards of Excellenceprogram in which North East FBLA showed theirsupport for the many Maryland student winners.

2018 Region 3 Leadership ConferenceRegional competition was new to most of ourmembers. The regional competition allowed ourmembers to compete against other schools within sixcounties. Forty-six North East FBLA memberscompeted in various competitive events. The Region3 Leadership Conference was hosted by our highschool on January 12. There were approximately 140members, advisors and judges in attendance.Members attended various workshops, and attendedthe awards ceremony. North East FBLA had thirty-seven winners at this year’s RLC; all who have theopportunity to advance to the 2018 Maryland StateLeadership Conference in March.

2017 State Fall Leadership ConferenceOur chapter Secretary and Region 3 Vice President,Andy Jones, represented our chapter at the MarylandFall Leadership Conference (FLC) in Hunt Valley,Maryland. He attended the one-day FLC on November1. He helped facilitate workshops and presentinformation to members. Our chapter hopes to sendmember representation to the next FLC!



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Other Chapter and Individual RecognitionReceiving recognition and awards for our success encourages all chapter members to be thegreatest in their endeavors. North East FBLA provides many opportunities for members to strive forgreatness and excel at different events and competitions. FBLA provides many opportunities forgrowth, and our members try to take advantage of all that is offered to them.

Cecil County School Board AwardsIn May and September of 2017, the Cecil CountyBoard of Education honored several of our chaptermembers for their success at the 2017 State andNational Leadership Conferences. The President ofthe CCPS School Board presented each chaptermember with a certificate of achievement forwinning in their competitive event or achievement.

Thank You E-mails and Letters Throughout the school year, the chapter receivesletters, congratulatory comments from faculty andstaff, and thank you cards or emails.Accomplishments of our chapter are recognizedwith a great appreciation because without the helpof parents, faculty, staff, the community, and itsmembers, North East FBLA cannot succeed.

End-of-the-Year BanquetOn May 17, those members who shined orcontributed significantly to the chapter wererecognized at the End-of-the-Year banquet in frontof family, friends and fellow members; our largestmeeting on the year. Also, our school Principal, Mr.Foye, and CCPS School Board President, DawnBranch, were at the banquet. Community serviceand fundraising awards were presented. Other funawards were presented as well, which included“Procrastinator,” “Three Amigos,” and “Sticks WithYou Till the End.” Also, students who earned theFuture and Business levels of BAA’s received theirpins and senior officers were awarded FBLA cordsfor graduation.

Semester Member AwardsEach semester, the North East Officer Teamnominates members for the “MemberAchievement” Awards. The members who receivethese awards must have dedication, participationin events/activities, completed community servicehours, and contributed to fundraisers. Nate Dewittand Arianna Patel were selected in December fortheir hard work during the first semester of schoolto our FBLA chapter.

Social Media RecognitionCecil County Public Schools publicizes many of ourchapter’s achievements on school systems mainFacebook page. Also on Facebook, we wererecognized for presenting at the BEPAC meeting inSeptember. Lastly, several local organizations likethe North East Chamber of Commerce.



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Competitive Events Winners and ParticipantsNorth East FBLA is proud of our member’s achievements at Region, State andNational competition for the 2017-2018 year.

2017 State Leadership Conference

Our 2017 SLC accomplishments are as follows:Chapter Awards

• Outstanding Chapter Recognition

• FBLA Week - 1st Place

• Local Chapter Annual Business Report - 1st Place

2nd Place

• Kevin Dennis & Jamar Tolbert: American Enterprise

Project

• Noah Boudart, Nick Coleman, & Brooke Fortune:

Partnership with Business Project

• Sarah Beitler & Emily Funk: Publication Design

3rd Place

• Jackson Leith: Advertising

• Megan Gollehon: Business Communication

• Nick Coleman: Personal Finance

• Dylan Coyle: Public Speaking II

• Elizabeth Duong & Mary Beitler: Publication Design

4th Place

• Elizabeth Duong, Mary Beitler, & Myan Mitchell:

Community Service Project

• Madison Cline & Makensie Kilby: Graphic Design

• Kyle McNeice: Introduction to Business Procedures

• Ryan Kosinski: Introduction to Parliamentary

Procedures

• Adriana Campbell & Brooke Fortune: Management

Decision Making

• Arianna Graham: Word Processing

5th Place

• Lizzy Dean: Business Law

• Alex Yetkin & Jeff Justison: Computer Game &

Simulation Programming

• Myan Mitchell: Networking Concepts

6th Place

• Hailey McKnight: Graphic Design

• Kelly Greiser: Healthcare Administration

• Kylie Alexander: Introduction to Business

Communication

• Andrew Jones: Introduction to Parliamentary

Procedures

7th Place

• Ave Valenti: Introduction to Business Communication

8th Place

• Noah Boudart: Advertising

• Kevin Dennis: Emerging Business Issues

9th Place

• Liam Allan: Introduction to Business

10th Place

• Ellie English: Advertising

Other Students Awards

• Emily Funk - 2nd Place - Open Event: Leadership

2018 Region 3 Leadership Conference

Our 2018 R3LC accomplishments are as follows: 1st Place

• Liam Allan - Business Communication

• Nate Dewitt - Healthcare Administration

• Victoria Hafner - Introduction to Business

Procedures

• Molly Allan - Introduction to FBLA

• Kenny Yetkin - Introduction to Parliamentary

Procedures

• Michael Fields & Matthew Stacy - Marketing

• Michael Westerinen - Networking Concepts

• Kyle McNeice - Organizational Leadership

• Sarah Beitler & Emily Funk - Social Media

Campaign

• Riley Harris - Public Speaking

• Olivia Ness - Introduction to Public Speaking

2nd Place

• RJ Pavao - Agribusiness

• Lizzy Dean - Business Law

• Kasey Barrow - Computer Applications

• Jackson Leith - Economics

• Ryan Kosinski - Introduction to Business

• Meghan Roach - Introduction to Business

Procedures

• Myan Mitchell - Journalism

• Olivia Blankenship - Word Processing

• Dylan Coyle - Job Interview

3rd Place

• Megan Gollehon - Business Calculations

• Arianna Graham - Computer Applications

• Ashley Crawford - Healthcare Administration

• Avery Morgan - Introduction to Business

Procedures

• Kylie Alexander - Management Decision Making

• Gavin Sharpless & Danny Sokolov - Introduction

to Business Presentation

4th Place

• Joe Fleming - Economics

• Jamar Tolbert - Healthcare Administration

• Alex Yetkin & Caroline Roberts - Hospitality

Management

• Kayla Baker - Introduction to Business

Communication

5th Place

• Matt Gramer - Business Calculations

• Andrew Roberts - Introduction to Business

Communication

• Vaughn England - Introduction to Financial Math

2017 National Leadership Conference

Our 2017 NLC accomplishments are as follows:

• National Outstanding Chapter

• Diamond Chapter - FBLA 75th Anniversary

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