{"id":10813,"date":"2023-01-31T12:57:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T18:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=10813"},"modified":"2023-01-31T13:01:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T19:01:28","slug":"missouri-western-hosts-fbla-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/31\/missouri-western-hosts-fbla-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Western Hosts FBLA event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jan. 31, 2023&#8211;Missouri Western State University will host approximately 400 students from 26 area high schools for Day 1 of the Future Business Leader of America District Leadership Conference on Wednesday, Feb. 1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The students will gather to meet and compete. Competitive events cover a wide range of business-related subjects, including business plans, client service, social media strategies, job interviews, public speaking and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">9 a.m.: Student Opening Session, Fulkerson Center<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">9:40 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Competitive Events, Blum Student Union and Spratt Hall<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students will compete for the right to advance to Day 2 of the District Leadership Conference, to be held at Northwest Missouri State University on Feb. 8 and ultimately the State Leadership Conference in Springfield, Missouri, in April.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schools competing include:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cainsville<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cameron<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Central &#8211; St. Joseph<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DeKalb<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">East Buchanan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gallatin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gilman City<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jefferson<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">King City<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lafayette &#8211; St. Joseph<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lathrop<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maysville<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mound City<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Andrew<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Harrison<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Nodaway<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Northwest Tech<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pattonsburg<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plattsburg<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ridgeway<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rock Port<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Harrison<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Nodaway<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stanberry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tarkio<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Worth County<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. 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