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President’s Cor ner Hello Inland Section FBLA! As this FBLA year comes to a close, we have a great opportunity for reflection. Take the time to write down some things you have learned this year as a result of being in FBLA. If you are an officer, what would you say to the next team? If you are a member, what do you wish you had taken advantage of? Only with reflection do we improve. So sit down, and make a contribution to improve FBLA. Write down tips you have for competition. Recommend places for professional and inexpensive formal attire. Make a list of good ac-
Calendar Apr. 15-18—State Leadership Conference @ Irvine, CA Jun. 27-30—State Leadership Summit Jul. 13-14—Institute for Leaders @ Nashville, TN Jul. 14-17—National Leadership Conference @ Nashville, TN
tivities for the FBLA Goes Green project. Pass down a letter to brand new members who join next year. Make your impact lasting, and your experience relevant to others. Do not allow mistakes to be repeated. Make your FBLA chapter better every year. I truly believe that reflection makes a difference. That is why I am creating the Inland Section Handbook to pass down to next year's officer team, filled with insider information and tips that I have garnered from experience. Now I am extending the challenge to you. Will you step up to leave a mark too?
Eisenhower members donate to La Petite Academy
Linxi Wu, President Los Osos members clean up a local park to Go Green
Chapter Highlights What have the other chapters of the Inland Section been up to? Found out! On December 15, 2009, Eisenhower FBLA visited the community’s local pre-school, La Petite Academy to deliver candy cane reindeers. Members who attended the Winter Social played numerous of fun games and helped decorate the candy canes. In addition to the treats, Eisen-
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hower FBLA held a coloring contest where prizes were given. This event not only was fun for our members, but felt good to give to the community. To participate in the state project FBLA Goes Green, the Los Osos Chapter of FBLA did a park clean up on February 12, 2010. They cleaned up the area in and around the park. Afterwards, they went to one of the member’s houses, and watched an FBLA Goes Green Movie. The
event was fun for its members. On March 22, FBLA members from Centennial and Ayala High School met at Johnny Rockets in Chino Hills for a social and meeting in participation of the Adopta-Chapter project. Members enjoyed eating good food, meeting one another, and talking about the upcoming State Leadership Conference and the events to take place there.
MARCH 2010
Officer Training Time is quickly approaching for out next Officer Training Day (OAT) for Inland Section. OAT Day is a special date put aside by the Inland Section officer team at the beginning of the school year to give advice and share their experiences on leadership and officer duties to all chapter officers in the Inland Section. It is essential that all of next year’s chapter officers be elected before August, as that is the tentative month for this day of training. In addition to officer training, advisers meet with the Inland Section director and other advisers from the section. FBLA members are also welcomed to
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attend along with their chapter officers and adviser. Section Officers will present various power point workshops to fellow chapter officers. Not only will chapter officers be able to learn about the essentials of being an officer, but they will be able to network and meet all the other officers from different schools. OAT Day is a fun-filled day and we look forward to seeing you there!
State Energizer As the end of the school year draws near, so does FBLA rapidly approach the 2010 State Leadership Conference in Irvine, California. The recent section conference at Santiago High School on Feb. 27 was a huge success, as new officers for the year 2010 to 2011 were elected and the Inland Honor Society members and competition winners were announced, encouraging top scorers to push even further for the state conference. The election was one of the most heated in Inland history: all officer positions were tried by two or more candidates, except for the historian's. The winners include Catherine Dang for President, Alap Patel for Vice President of Communication/Technology, Janki Kaneria for Vice President of Programs, Natalie Nguyen
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for Secretary, and Charles Aramayo for Parliamentarian. Like the theme of the 2010 Inland Section Conference, members "fueled their future," socializing with different chapters and members from all over Inland region and engaged in a friendly competition, testing each other's skills in various business subjects. The Inland members will once again challenge themselves at the State Leadership Conference coming up on April 16 to 18, by running for state officer positions, by expanding communication and socializing skills, or by aiming for the top place again in their subject tests. We hope to see all members "fuel their future" and represent Inland Section there!
Why FBLA Matters... Many of you might have known from the start that Future Business Leaders of America was the organization for you. Others may not have, but as you gradually progress through the natural stages of this wonderful organization, we hope and expect that you have grown to love FBLA. For those of you who are still wondering... why FBLA? Or why you should even bother with this organization there isn’t one simple answer to this question. FBLA matters for so many different reasons. The FBLA organization is a great way to develop the skills necessary to not only become a great worker in the area of business, but also become a great citizen. This organization helps you develop the skills that are already in you; it brings them out and
As the end of the school year draws near, so does FBLA rapidly approach the 2010 State Leadership Conference in Irvine, California. The recent section conference at Santiago High School on Feb. 27 was a huge success, as new officers for the year 2010 to 2011 were elected and the Inland Honor Society members and competition winners were announced, encouraging top scorers to push even further for the state conference. The election was one of the most heated in Inland history: all officer positions were tried by two or more candidates, except for the historian's. The winners include Catherine Dang for President, Alap Patel for Vice President of Communication/Technology, Janki Kaneria for Vice President of Programs, Natalie Nguyen for Secretary, and Charles Aramayo for
Section Recap - N i c o l e H wa n g Parliamentarian. Like the theme of the 2010 Inland Section Conference, members "fueled their future," socializing with different chapters and members from all ove r I nla n d re gion and engaged in a friendly competition, testing each other's skills in various business subjects. The Inland members will once again challenge themselves at the State Leadership Conference coming up on April 16 to 18, by running for state officer positions, by expanding communication and socializing skills, or by aiming for the top place again in their subject tests. We hope to see all members "fuel their future" and represent Inland Section there!
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lets you harness them efficiently and productively. When I first joined this organization, I was a soft-spoken person, and now I look back and think about how much FBLA has helped me come out of my shell and be the person I am today. Many of the FBLA family have gone on to do great things in the academic world. Top universities and businesses want the best students and people to study and work with them. FBLA is a great tool to develop the skills necessary to impress them, but it also shows how committed and what type of person you really are. When I first started in FBLA I knew I wanted to go to one of the crème de la crème universities and with the aid and guidance of those involved
in FBLA and the skills that I learned in this great university, I have been accepted in Georgetown University into the McDonough School of Business. FBLA is no doubt one of the reasons why I have been accepted and I attribute my success to it. I can go on all day about how great this organization is and what it can do for you. However, I am limited on time, so in order for you to find out you must truly experience and immerse yourself into all that FBLA has to offer.