The Carson High School (CHS) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) team demonstrated their talent at the recent Nevada State Business Leadership Conference, earning five state champion titles and qualifying 18 additional students for the FBLA National Business Leadership Conference to be held in Anaheim, Calif., this coming June. Additionally, two CHS FBLA students were elected to State officer positions: Kyle Allen as Northern Region Vice President and Nasia Perkins as Vice President of Membership.
Any student placing in any of the top four spots qualified them for the National Business Leadership Conference. Of the 18 students who qualified for Nationals, five of them were state champions. Claire Dillon, Ivy Dillon and Tommy Lance were named State Champions in the Event of Broadcast Journalism, Kennedy Nolan was named State Champion in the Event of Future Business Educator and Alexis Ropp was named State Champion in the Event of Impromptu Speaking.
Carson High students were just a small fraction of the more than 700 FBLA students in attendance from across Nevada. A total of 42 CHS students competed among some of the 85 competitive business-industry events including performance events, speaking events, case study events and projects like Business Financial Plan, as well as knowledge tests.
CHS students Julia Aquino, Elizabeth Dao, David Hurst, Nasia Perkins and Allison Shine were recognized as achieving the necessary requirements to be named to the National Business Honor Roll. And four students, Julia Aquino, Elizabeth Dao, Nasia Perkins and Kaden Sa, also received the Erin Hackman Travel Scholarship, which will decrease their cost to attend the National Competition by $100.
In addition to these exciting results, Carson High Government Teacher Angila Golik, was named the Nevada FBLA Advisor of the Year. After 14 years serving as an advisor, she will be retiring from her post and pass the torch on to Carson High Marketing Teacher Cody Downing to serve as the Carson High School FBLA organization primary advisor.
Following is a list of the CHS students who placed in state events.
- Kyle Allen, Elected State Officer: Northern Region Vice President, fifth place, Public Speaking
- Jacob Alvarez, fourth place, Team Event Data Analysis with David Hurst
- Julia Aquino, fourth place, Team Event Hospitality and Management with Elizabeth Dao; eighth place, Public Service Announcement; Erin Hackman Scholarship Winner and National Business Honor Roll Recipient
- Sadie Brown, second place, Future Business Educator and fifth place, Team Event Website Design with David Hurst
- Bella Chavez, fifth place, Team Event Sales Presentation with Nicholas Torres
- Alexis Contreras-Perez, eighth place, Team Event Broadcast Journalism with Azul Soto and ninth place, Team Event Sales Presentation with Jacob Alvarez
- Elizabeth Dao, fourth place, Team Event Hospitality and Management with Julia Aquino; ninth place, Health Care Admin. Test; Erin Hackman Scholarship Winner and National Business Honor Roll Recipient
- Claire Dillon, State Champion, Team Broadcast Journalism with Thomas Lance and Ivy Dillon and second place, Intro. to Public Speaking
- Ivy Dillon, State Champion, Team Broadcast Journalism with Thomas Lance and Claire Dillon and eighth place, Visual Design
- Andy Duong, fifth place, Business Plan; fifth place, Financial Statement Analysis and ninth place Accounting I Test
- Chelsea Empeno, fourth place, Team Event Business Ethics with Haley Rubertello and eighth place, UX Design Test
- David Hurst, fourth place, Team Event Data Analysis with Jacob Alvarez; fifth place, Team event Website Design with Sadie Brown; 10th Place UX Design Test and National Business Honor Roll Recipient
- Hannah Ingram, third place, Team Event Intro. To Business Presentation with Khloe Kellum and Allison Shine and seventh place, Team Event Intro to Event Planning with Allison Shine
- Khloe Kellum, third place, Team Event Intro. To Business Presentation with Hannah Ingrim and Allison Shine and sixth place, Intro to Social Media Strategies
- Hannah Kreizenbeck, fifth place, Team Event Visual Design with Lindsay Kreizenbeck and 10th Place, Business Law Test
- Lindsay Kreizenbeck, fifth place, Team Event Social Media Strategies with Briana Rodriguez Nunez and Maliyah Roque and fifth place, Team Event Visual Design with Hannah Kreizenbeck
- Kyda Kreizenbeck, fifth place, Intro to FBLA Test and eighth place, Team Event Intro to Business Presentation with Cara Matley
- Thomas Lance, State Champion, Team Broadcast Journalism with Ivy Dillon and Claire Dillon, 5th Place Intro to Public Speaking
- Ameyla LaRocca, 10th place, Impromptu Speaking and first place, Quest Game
- Renan Malasaga, ninth place, Client Service and 10th place, Job Interview
- Caroline Matley, eighth place, Team Event Intro to Business Presentation with Kyda Kreizenbeck
- McKenzie Merrell, second place, Spreadsheet Applications
- Kennedy Nolan, State Champion, Future Business Educator
- Nasia Perkins, Elected State Officer: NV FBLA Vice President of Membership; sixth place, Public Speaking; Erin Hackman Scholarship Winner and National Business Honor Roll
- Elle Richetta, second place, Team Event Data Analysis with Charlie Richetta; second place, Word Processing Applications and sixth place, Team Event Public Service Announcement with Charlie Richetta
- Charlie Richetta, second place, Team Event Data Analysis with Elle Richetta and sixth place Team Event Public Service Announcement with Elle Richetta
- Brianna Rodriguez Nunez, second place, Team Event Broadcast Journalism with Maliyah Roque-Ortega and fifth place, Team Event Social Media Strategies with Lindsay Kreizenbeck and Maliyah Roque-Ortega
- Eleanor Romeo, seventh place, Job Interview
- Ivan Romeo, eighth place, Impromptu Speaking
- Alexis Ropp, State Champion, Impromptu Speaking; third place, Public Speaking and ninth place, Business Law Test
- Maliyah Roque-Ortega, second place, Team Event Broadcast Journalism with Brianna Rodriguez Nunez and fifth place, Team Event Social Media Strategies with Lindsay Kreizenbeck and Brianna Rodriguez Nunez
- Haley Rubertello, fourth place, Team Event Business Ethics with Chelsea Empeno
- Kaden Sa, seventh place, Public Speaking and Erin Hackman Scholarship Winner
- Allison Shine, third place, Team Event Intro. To Business Presentation with Khloe Kellum and Hannah Ingrim; seventh place, Team Event Intro to Event Planning with Hannah Ingrim and National Business Honor Roll Recipient
- Azul Soto, eighth place, Team Event Broadcast Journalism with Alexis Contreras-Perez and ninth place, Agribusiness Test
- Nicholas Torres, fifth place, Team Event Sales Presentation with Bella Chavez
- Angila Golik, Nevada Advisor of the Year 2025, Retiring Advisor (14 years with NV FBLA).
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. (FBLA-PBL) is the largest career student business organization in the world. Each year, FBLA-PBL helps more than 230,000 members prepare for careers in business. FBLA-PBL inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. FBLA’s programs focus on:
- Leadership Development — members develop essential soft skills by holding chapter officer positions at the local, state and national levels; by networking with accomplished business professionals and by participating in business-focused workshops, seminars and academic competitions.
- Academic Competitions — members demonstrate their business expertise at high-profile regional, state, and national competitive events. The top students are recognized with trophies and cash awards.
- Educational Programs — members create career portfolios, enhance their knowledge with world-recognized skills certifications and have access to select college scholarships.
