During April second through the fourth, students from Holt, Liberty, and Timberland high schools competed at the Missouri Future Business Leader of America State Leadership Conference in Springfield, Missouri. Over 4,000 other high school students from across Missouri. Fifteen WSD students brought home medals from the competition and nine students took top honors and qualified to advance to the National FBLA Leadership Conference June 29-July 2.

Three Holt Seniors, Jake Deniszczuk (’17) and Zach Gmyr (’18) and Brett Coulon (’17) took second place in Computer Game and Stimulation Team. Holt Senior Evan Hatmaker (’17) and Junior Ben Goldstein (’18) each took fourth place in Mobile Application Development Team.

FBLA is a nonprofit organization that prepares students for careers in business and business education.