The Bridgeport Chapter
of the

FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS
OF AMERICA

What is FBLA?

FBLA is a local, state, and national organization of young people preparing for success as leaders in business, government, and communities. Our mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through leadership and career development programs. 

The Future Business Leaders of America organization is for high school students interested in a business or business-related career. To join, students must pay national, state, and regional dues.  Currently, the dues to join the Bridgeport chapter are $20.00 which includes dues at all levels ($6 goes for national dues, $11 for state dues, and $3 to regional dues). If paying the dues presents a hardship for any member, the student should see the advisor to discuss the situation. Several community members are willing to hire FBLA members to help defray membership costs.

Officers

The Bridgeport chapter officers are elected by the membership at the last meeting of the school year. Officers are responsible for all FBLA activities. New officers may attend an officer's training workshop in the fall and participate in officer meetings to discuss organization strategy.

2009-2010 FBLA Officers

President - Angie
Vice President - Danyelle
Secretary - Arely
Treasurer - Nichole
Public Relations - Rogelio
ASB Representative - Elvis
Advisor - Mrs. Fischer


Fundraisers and Activities
The Bridgeport chapter participates in many worthwhile activities. Some activities are conducted to raise funds, some are community service projects, and some are just plain fun ways for the members to socialize.

Field Trip to WSU- November
Community Food Drive-December
Babysitting (Home & School, PAC)
Community Calendar-Summertime
School Store-All School Year
Bowling-January
Potato Sales-Football Season
Computer Dating-February
Officer Training-October
Football Concessions
Winter Conference-February
Fall Conference-October
National Conference-June
State Conference-April

2009-10 Chairpersons

Food Drive: Nichole, Carina O, & MC
Babysitting: Home & School- Alfredo
PAC- Alfredo
Football Concessions: Arely
Calendar: Angie
Computer Dating: TBA
School Store: Angie

Conferences

The Bridgeport Chapter of FBLA attends leadership conferences throughout the year. At the regional conferences, Bridgeport members network with FBLA members from schools throughout North Central Washington. At the state conference, members meet students from all over Washington state.

The conferences are expensive to attend as all costs are born by the FBLA organization.  Our chapter organizes several fundraisers throughout the year to fund these conference trips. Members are usually asked to provide a nominal down payment as deposit to assure attendance since registrations are generally non-refundable.

Upcoming Conferences

Fall Regional Leadership Conference
Wenatchee
October 28, 2009

Winter Regional Leadership Conference
Wenatchee
February 17, 2010

State Leadership Conference
Yakima
April 6-9, 2010
Spokane
April 6-9, 2011

National Leadership Conference
Nashville, Tennessee
July 14-17, 2010

2009-10 Dues Paying Members

     

2009 State Conference

Congratulations to the following members who placed at the State Conference:

Juan L. - 3rd in Accounting
Arely G. - 3rd in Who's Who in FBLA
Kathy C. - Job Interview
The following placed in the top 15 and qualified for finals:

Nichole/Pedro/Danielle M. - Community Service Project
Danielle M. and Danyelle C. - Future Business Leader
Maria G. and Patty - Graphic Design
Angie and Danyelle C. - Graphic Design
Danyelle C./Juan L./Pedro/Elvis A./Alvis O. - Parliamentary Procedures
Arely - Job Interview

State Attendees:

Pedro
Eddy
Juan L
Danielle M
Kathy
Arely
Nichole
Angie
Maria G
Danyelle C
Alvis O
Alfredo T
Judenic
Alyssa
Patty
Elvis A
Nadia
Ana
Isabel J
Xenia

2009 Winter Conference

Link to 2008 winners

The following people who attended the winter conference in Wenatchee on February 18 placed in the following events:

Arely - Job Interview - First
Elvis A. - FBLA Principles & Procedures - First
Elvis A. - Intro to Parliamentary Procedures - First

Danyelle and Arely - Graphic Design - Second
Danielle M. - Future Business Leader - Second
Maria Christina - Word Processing II - Second
Pedro - Accounting II - Second

Danyelle/Arely/Pedro/Juan/Alvis O. - Parliamentary Procedures - Third
Danyelle C. - Future Business Leader - Third
Danyelle C. - Word Processing II - Third
Juan - Accounting II - Third
Nadia - FBLA Principles & Procedures- Third
MC and Patty - Graphic Design - Third

Judenic and Alyssa - Desktop Publishing- Fourth
Ana - Intro to Parliamentary Procedures- Fourth
Arely - Word Processing II - Fourth
Danielle M. - Business Communications - Fourth
Danielle M. - Public Speaking II - Fourth
Danyelle C. - Accounting I - Fourth
Kathy - Job Interview - Fourth
Shaina - Creed - Fourth
Xenia - FBLA Principles & Procedures - Fourth

Alfredo - Networking Concepts - Fifth
Alyssa - Cyber Security - Fifth
Isabel - Intro to Parliamentary Procedures - Fifth
Nadia - Intro to Business Communications - Fifth

Congratulations to all of the FBLA members who placed!

Updated September 2009
Bridgeport School District
Bridgeport, Washington