Davenport FBLA heads to state

SPOKANE - On April 24-27, 15 of Davenport High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members traveled to Spokane to compete in the Washington FBLA State Business Leadership Conference. Members competed in a wide range of events, from Public Service Announcement to Introduction to Public Speaking.

Members dedicated several months of their time preparing for competition, as they developed goals and activities, completed projects, wrote reports, prepared and memorized presentations, and studied for tests. At the conference, members not only competed in competitive events, but they had the opportunity to become inspired by several keynote speakers.

The Awards of Excellence ceremony brought the conference to a close, as the chapter and members were recognized and awarded for their hard work. Davenport FBLA's efforts did not go unnoticed, as three out of 15 members qualified for the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida, June 27-July 2.

The following are the results of the 2024 State Business Leadership Conference.

Savana Copenhaver took first place in Client Service which qualified her for the National Leadership Conference. She had to develop and demonstrate skills in interacting with internal and external clients to provide an outstanding client service experience.

The team of Tessa Cormier, Savana Copenhaver and Emma Cormier took second place in Broadcast Journalism which resulted in qualifying for the National Leadership Conference. This group had to create and presented a "live" school news broadcast with a variety of stories.

Individuals that competed and placed in testing events were the following:

Josie Wynecoop– 7th Place – Introduction to Business Concepts

Josie Wynecoop – 9th Place – Introduction to Business Procedures

Individual/Team(s) that competed and placed in presentation events were the following:

The team of Selah Hupp, Chloe Hammond and Tatum Hupp took sixth place in Partnership with Business.

This group partnered with 3C Creations. The partnerships goals were to increase social media activity for 3C Creations.

They learned from a social media specialist and implemented new strategies for their social media, which lead to a drastic increase in followers. Through the partnership, FBLA members had the opportunity to learn from 3C Creations on the ins and outs of running a small business.

The team of Beau Copenhaver, Samantha Odenrider and Sawyer Raugust took fifth place in Community Service Project. This group implemented lessons with Officer Dain Harden to educate the elementary students on the importance of life jacket safety.

There was a life jacket drive in January for the Davenport and Wilbur City pools. 34 life jackets were donated.

The team of Emma Cormier and Savana Copenhaver took sixth place in Public Service Announcement. In this event, they had to research, form an objective and create a 30-second video on the effects of the global pandemic and how it has affected teens.

Also competing at the conference were: Clare Lathrop, who competed in Introduction to Public Speaking and Introduction to Marketing Concepts; Astraya Sosa, McCall Knopp and Chloe Hammond, who competed in Introduction to Social Media Strategies; Selah Hupp and Tessa Cormier, who competed in Public Service Announcement; Donjun (Jason) Lee, who competed in Business Communication and Economics; Faith Bell, Donjun (Jason) Lee, and Josie Wynecoop, who competed in Sales Presentation; Sawyer Raugust, who competed in Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure; Josie Wynecoop, who competed in Introduction to FBLA.