tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77658123670671361352024-03-14T06:06:57.898-04:00New York State FBLA, District 4V. Chen, DVP4http://www.blogger.com/profile/03855449833896821175noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765812367067136135.post-13446752097692824482008-07-08T09:11:00.024-04:002008-07-09T14:24:05.548-04:00FBLA NLC 2008, Atlanta<div align="left"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" >Hey District 4,</span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">This year, the National Conference was held in Atlanta, GA, from June 26-29.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Conference was a great success; we got to see leadership in action, and networking at its best. To say the least, it was a wonderful learning experience-- and for those of us who went, I know the friends and memories we made will last a lifetime.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />New York State represented well. Congratulations to Shivani Suhag of Little Falls High School, who served as the 2007-2008 National Eastern Region Vice President; congratulations to Courtney Ferguson of Lakeland High School who was elected National Secretary for 2008-2009. Also, I extend a warm congratulations to all winners of competitive events at the NLC. Here is a list of New York winners, as given to me by our FBLA State Executive Secretary, Ms. Anita Halstead:</span><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>National Competition Awards</strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong><br /></strong></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Place Individual/School Name/Event</em><br />First Place, Vivian Chen, Shenendehowa High School, Marketing </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Third Place, Jeff Pritchard, Frankfort Schuyler High School, Impromptu Speaking<br />Fourth Place ,Stephanie Weiner, John F. Kennedy High School, Introduction to Business<br />Sixth Place, Christine Lim, Valley Stream High School, Public Speaking I<br />Seventh Place, Emily Weitzman, Mamaroneck High School, Public Speaking I<br />Seventh Place, Sarah Gay, A. Richard Harris, Little Falls High School, Partnership w/Business Project<br />Eighth Place, Elias Everett, 2007-2008 State Historian, State Annual Business Report<br />Eighth Place, Jessica and Shauna Freidhoff, Lake Shore High School, Community Service Project<br />Ninth Place, Kapeesh Kumbhat, Floral Park Memorial High School, Accounting II<br /><br /><strong>National Recognition Awards</strong></span></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Shivani Suhag, Little Falls Sr. High School, Who’s Who In FBLA<br />Jay Qi, Brighton High School, Who’s Who In FBLA<br />Eileen Multari, Mamaroneck High School, National Advisor Wall of Fame </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><strong>Regional Competition Awards – Eastern Region</strong></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong></strong></span><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">First Place Croton Harmon High School, Professional Division Recruitment<br />Second Place Mamaroneck High School, Professional Division Recruitment<br />First Place New York State FBLA, Largest State Professional Division Membership in Region<br />Second Place New York State FBLA, Largest Increase in State Membership in Region<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">Gold Seal Awards of Merit</span></strong> </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Canastota High School Little Falls Sr. High School<br />Carmel High School Mamaroneck High School<br />Clymer High School Mexico High School<br />Croton Harmon High School Mount Vernon High School<br />Eden High School Williamsville East High School</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Again, Congratulations to all.</span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Finally, here is a slideshow of some pictures of NYS in Atlanta. Enjoy!</span><br /><center><br /><center><br /><center><div style="width: 320px; text-align: center;"><div align="center"><embed src="http://w346.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w346.photobucket.com/albums/p436/nysfbladistrict4/FBLA%20NLC%202008/40aac779.pbw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="240" width="320"></embed></div><a href="http://i346.photobucket.com/redirect/album?action=slideshow&landing=/slideshows&type=85" target="_blank"><img style="border-width: 0px; float: left;" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" /></a></div></center></center><div align="left"><br /><br /><br /></div></center><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;">In Leadership,<br />Vivian<br />NYS FBLA DVP4</span></div></span>V. Chen, DVP4http://www.blogger.com/profile/03855449833896821175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765812367067136135.post-13394866561315518752008-07-08T01:22:00.008-04:002008-07-08T14:26:05.917-04:00Hey District 4!<span style="color:#3333ff;">Hey District 4!</span><br /><br />For those of you who don't know me, my name is Vivian Chen, and I will be serving as your District 4 Vice President for this year.<br /><br />I'm hoping that you members of FBLA will find this blog a convenient way to get in touch with me, to express your ideas and concerns.<br /><br />I welcome your thoughts, and would love to have the opportunity to talk with you, whether it be through this blog, email, or facebook. I hope to make myself readily available to everyone.<br /><br />In addition, throughout the year, I will try my best to keep you updated by posting upcoming events and other FBLA-related news on this blog, so please stay tuned.<br /><br />I'm really excited, and am looking forward to working with District 4 this year. I know that we'll have a bunch of fun, and get a lot accomplished.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#000000;">Cheers,<br /></span>Vivian<br />NYS FBLA DVP4</span>V. Chen, DVP4http://www.blogger.com/profile/03855449833896821175noreply@blogger.com0