The most coveted statewide award for Future Business Leaders of
America (FBLA) chapters was captured by Live Oak High
’s chapter members last month when they brought home the Dr.
Jessie Graham award. FBLA members Inga Huang and Celia Sanchez gave
the presentation during the state leadership conference at the
Westin Hotel in Santa Clara in early May.
The most coveted statewide award for Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapters was captured by Live Oak High’s chapter members last month when they brought home the Dr. Jessie Graham award.
The award recognizes outstanding oral presentation of chapter activities.
FBLA members Inga Huang and Celia Sanchez gave the presentation during the state leadership conference at the Westin Hotel in Santa Clara in early May.
“That was probably the most difficult presentation,” Huang said. “I’ve been doing these for three years, so I feel pretty comfortable, but for this presentation, you have no visual aid, so if you forget your place you’re in trouble. Then the judges have 10 minutes to ask questions, so you really have to know what you’re talking about.”
Huang and Sanchez also prepared the local chapter annual business report, which received a second-place award at the state level.
They, along with FBLA member Alana Lee, took first prize statewide in their community service project, which, this year, was aiding the victims of the Croy Fire last summer.
“I think one of the great things about this (FBLA) is that it has given me the opportunity to get involved in the community and in the professional world,” Sanchez said. “It has sparked my interest in things I would not have said that I would be interested in before.”
Sanchez, who also won a second place award for the job interview competition, said she would tell other students considering getting involved to take all the opportunities the organization offers them to hone their skills.
One of the skills that Huang said she gained was public speaking.
“When I first came to Live Oak, I was one of they shyest girls,” she said. “Now I give presentations for 300 people, I feel comfortable improvising and I don’t get worried about it.”
Huang received a fifth place award for word processing II and came in eighth in the state for the title of Future Business Leader.
FBLA members Heather Phan and Kim Wakatsuki received a tenth place award for desktop publishing, which is not a course offered by Live Oak High.
