Five Star Magnet Program

The FBLA officers headed to Orlando November 19^th- 21st for the Florida FBLA- PBL State Leadership Conference and the National Leadership Conference at the Caribe Royale Resort.  Thursday night began with the Florida Opening Session and we were privileged to hear Toody Byrd- a very humorous 80 year old woman- speak on fulfilling your dreams, reaching new heights and being successful in your everyday lives.  We also represented District 20 being one of 2 schools in our district to attend this conference.  Julien Borbon, our District President helped out the Palm Beach Central representatives in the Battle of the Districts competition bringing us to 4^th place.  Friday was the end of the Florida Conference and the beginning of the National Conference that night continuing through Saturday.  We attended a lot of great workshops about being successful business leaders and developing leadership skills.  There were also great keynote speakers that shared their knowledge with us of their real world experiences. All of the officers that went (Jasel Agosto, EJ Turrisi, Shea Brown, Melissa Kahan, Dorothy Vo, Aaron Jones, and Julien Borbon, and Andrea Pedata- representative) all grew closer, learned how to be a better leader and had a blast together.  Also, thanks to our awesome chaperones, Mrs. Kummerlen and Ms. Testa! Thanks so much for a great trip. Always remember: “Everyone can be a winner!   -Shea Brown, Reporter