The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competed against over 250 students in the Area VI FBLA Leadership Conference on Monday, January 22 at the Region 8 Educational Service Center. Of the 76 competitors representing Mount Pleasant High School, MPHS had a very successful day with 72 members qualifying for state, a new school record. Forty-seven students placed 1st in 25 events.

In addition to competing, MPHS senior and FBLA Area VI President, Angelina Hernandez, was named the 2023-2024 Who’s Who Area 6 Recipient. Junior, Gopi Amin, was elected the FBLA Area VI President with sophomore Alessandro Greco named the FBLA Area VI Parliamentarian for 2024-2025. MPHS is currently the 9th largest chapter in the entire state of Texas.

Students advancing to state, their area placement, and event are as follows:

Advertising-Hayden Tennison (2nd)

Agribusiness-Xitlaly Sanchez (4th)

American Enterprise-Gopi Amin, Sophie Greco, and Kiara Rundles (1st)

Business Calculations-Luke Thurman (1st)

Business Calculations-Tanner Marshall (2nd)

Business Calculations-Christopher Sorto (4th)

Business Communications-Briana Gonzales (2nd)

Business Ethics-Dalia Balderas, Roselynn Ramirez and Sabrina Otero-Svirska (2nd)

Business Ethics-MyKaela King, Jennifer Luna and Leinad Rodriguez (1st)

Business Law-Alessandro Greco (2nd)

Business Law-Abigail Retana (3rd)

Client Service-Mea Banda (1st)

Computer Problem Solving-Caparis Smith (3rd)

Cybersecurity-Jazlynn Juarez (2nd)

Cybersecurity-Jessica Hang(4th)

Data Analysis-Joel Palacios, Oscar Castellanos, and Andrew Perez (2nd)

Digital Video Production-Alondra Santos and Esmeralda Perez (1st)

Financial Statement Analysis-John Freeman, Shpat Zeqaj and Nathan Martinez (1st)

Future Business Leader-Hope Powell (1st)

Graphic Design-Jillian Jetton, Jocelyn Marroquin and McKinsee Oviedo (1st)

Healthcare Administration-Kaylee Connally (1st)

Healthcare Administration-Brissia Alvarez (2nd)

Help Desk-Rafael Calderon (1st)

Hospitality and Event Mgt.-Diya Desai, Patricia Gonzalez, and Frankie Rodriguez (1st)

Human Resource Management-Idania Castanon (1st)

Insurance and Risk Management-Addison Heeren (1st)

Intro to Business Presentation-Angel Farias, Anthony Gonzalez, and Bruno Deleon (1st)

Intro to Financial Math-Emily Ortiz (1st) Intro to Financial Math-Cooper Rider (2nd)

Intro to Social Media Strategy-Terrelle Beard, Amaya McQueen, and Khloe Cooper (1st)

Introduction to Business Communications-Charity Prater (2nd)

Introduction to Business Concepts-Alba Zeqaj (2nd)

Introduction to Business Concepts-Erick Bernardi (3rd)

Job Interview-Harley Martin (1st)

Journalism-Joseline Almazan (2nd)

Journalism-Nathali Rojas (3rd)

Marketing-Raquel Garza, Yadira Martinez, and Mariana Mendez (1st)

Mobile Application Development-Aloani Laboy (1st)

Organization Leadership-Natalia Aspeitia (1st)

Personal Finance-Jennifer Pena (3rd)

Public Service Announcement-Evelyn Hernandez (2nd)

Public Speaking-Angelina Hernandez (1st)

Social Media Strategies-Genesis Aguilar, Estefani Garcia, and Cecilia Phan (1st)

Sports and Entertainment Management-Kate Ball and Kit Thompson (1st)

Visual Design-Brianne Davis (1st)

Website Design-Jose Fuentes, Yahaira Pina, and Michelle Sandoval (1st)

State alternates:

Accounting-Bryanna Nava (5th)

Cyber Security-Daniela Zuniga (5th)

“I am extremely pleased and proud of the success our students had at the area conference as evidenced by the success we had,” said MPHS FBLA Lead Advisor, John Whitten. “Our students have put in countless hours of practice after school each week since October to prepare for area. We will now turn our attention toward state and start preparing by studying more tests, improving our presentations, and working on our speeches to get them state-level ready. Our students are very dedicated to ensuring that success is met and always challenging themselves to be better no matter what their outcome is at area. I am honored and proud every day to lead a group of students who are passionate about FBLA.”

Advancing students will compete at the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Galveston on April 10-12. MPHS FBLA Advisors are John Whitten, Shanta Lockett, and Tracy Porter.

Photos:

1: MPHS FBLA State Qualifiers

2: Angelina Hernandez, 2023-2024 Who’s Who Area 6 Recipient

3: 24-25 FBLA Area VI Parliamentarian Alessandro Greco (left), MPHS Lead FBLA Advisor John Whitten (center), and 24-25 FBLA Area VI President Gopi Amin