On March 12th, thirty-eight Jackson County Middle School FBLA students attended a state competition at Western Kentucky University. Several students made the stage, finishing top 5 in their competitive event.
Two events produced state champions!
The team of Hannah Gabbard and Darrick Gabbard finished first in Management and Entrepreneurship. The other State champion was Madysen Smith in Exploring Parliamentary Procedure.
Other top five finishers were:
Gracelyn Spurlock - 3rd place in Career Exploration
Elizabeth McQueen, Aubrie Hays and Carlie Hays - 3rd place in Exploring Business Ethics
Raylynn Nichols - 3rd place in Exploring Customer Service
Kenley Mitchell - 3rd place in Exploring Marketing Concepts
Paisley Bowman - 3rd place in Interpersonal Communication
Kenley Mitchell - 4th place in Interpersonal Communication
Dawson Wagers - 4th place in Exploring Technology
Aliyah Fowler - 4th place in Exploring Public Speaking
Emily Ingram and Alivia Perez - 5th place in Website Design
Josiah Etherton - 5th place in exploring Public Speaking
Elliott Dials - 5th place in Exploring Economics
Advisor Russ Shearer was awarded the Outstanding Local Advisor award by Kentucky FBLA. Shearer was recognized for 11 years of service as an FBLA advisor where he has mentored a national championship team, a national 2nd place finisher and 16 state individual or team champions.
Several teams and students finished just outside of the top five and may still be eligible for National Competition.
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