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Hundreds of eastern Oregon high school students come to 91传媒 to practice and develop business skills

Hundreds of eastern Oregon high school students come to 91传媒 to practice and develop business skills

LA GRANDE, Ore. 鈥� Hundreds of area middle and high school students in dress shirts and blazers roamed 91传媒鈥檚 campus on Thursday, Feb. 6 to participate in the Future Business Leaders of America .

Students participated in skill-building, interview events, workshops, and tours.聽

Imbler teacher Jacob Evers in his third year as an advisor to students said the event was perfect for getting young people to get out of their comfort zones and develop important communication skills. 鈥淭he students are excited to compete and see how they measure up, to learn what is new and what is next,鈥� Evers said. 

The top individuals from this round of competition advance to the state tournament.

La Grande High School student Faith Middleton reiterated what many students aspire to do, 鈥済et in front of people and get more comfortable with public speaking.鈥�

Laura Gow-Hogge, Chair of the Business Administration Department, called the FBLA event an opportunity. 鈥淗igh school students don鈥檛 always have the opportunity to participate in face-to-face conversations. It is important that they are getting this chance to do things they wouldn鈥檛 otherwise have an opportunity to do,鈥� said Gow-Hogge. 鈥淭his is an opportunity to experience disappointment and success and learn from it.鈥�

Gow-Hogge鈥檚 colleague, Professor Kevin Walker, said the workshops are a way to develop fundamental business skills and practice is the only way to improve.

During an award ceremony, students cheered on teammates as the names were announced for students who would be advancing to the next level, state competition. 

Three hundred seventy-seven students and 29 advisors were scheduled to attend the annual event.