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  High School Division
  2nd place               Lincoln Northeast High School    Deb Wolken

 

2012 NCE Conference - Kearney

Officers of Professional Organizations:
NSBEA - Lori Anderson (East High), President

2012-2013 Nebraska State CSO Officers
DECA - Katie Wandzilak (Southeast High), Secretary
DECA - Conner Kaiser (East High)
NSBEA Award Recipients
Lindsay Tillinghast (Southeast) - 2012 Rookie Award
NSBEA Committees
Deb Wolken (Northeast High) - Legislation
Lori Anderson (East High) - Eastern Fall Conference Chairs
NSBEA 2012 Conference Committee
Matt Maw - Southeast High, Publicity
Lori Anderson East High- Printed Program

We want to say thank you for serving on these committees!

 

 

FBLA News

February 5, 2013 Midland University FBLA Business Competition

Congratulations to East FBLA on a fine showing.  The following members placed at this event:

Tianye Chen - 1st - Banking & Financial Systems, 1st - Economics, 1st - International Business
Jordan Barnes - 1st - Accounting I
Rahmeen Bahramzad - 2nd - Accounting I, 4th - Economics
Myan Bhoopalam - 2nd - Economics, 3rd - Business Math, 5th - Banking & Financial Systems
Bridget Fleischer - 2nd - International Business
Manizha Kholmatov - 3rd - Banking & Financial Systems, 6th - International Business
Loyur Root - 3rd - Banking & Financial Systems
Akua Dawes - 6th - Job Interview
Michaela Frenzel - 6th - Banking & Financial Systems

1st place winners received certificates and medals.
Places 2-6 received certificates and ribbons for places 2-3.

In the overall chapter competition, East placed 1st, receiving a fantastic plaque!!!

Congratulations to Southeast on their team………

LSE did great! Listed below are their honors……

Michell Krzycki - 2nd - Business Math, 6th -Marketing

Eyobe Mills - 6th - Business Commuication

Michael Rader - 3rd - Business Communications, 4th- Marketing

5th Place Overall

East FBLA had a fantastic showing at the UN-L Phi Beta Lambda American Business Competition Day!

Each student competed in two competitive events and we toured Memorial Stadium!  East received 7-1st place, 5-2nd place, and 3-3rd place trophies.  There were a total of fifteen events to choose from and the top three were recognized.  We will find out later if we also received the overall team trophy. 

Please congratulate the following students for their awards:

Myan Bhoopalam - 1st place in Introduction to Business and 1st place in Business Math
Akshay Rajagopal - 1st place in Global Business and 1st place in Business Calculations
Katie Sedlar - 1st place in Technology Concepts and 3rd place in Business Calculations
Manizha Kholmatov - 1st place in Business Communications
Andrew Wunderlich - 1st place in Economics
Evelyn Swanson - 2nd place in Management Decision Making
George Chen - 2nd place in Global Business
Nina Wan - 2nd place in Business Math
Sydney Dynek - 2nd place in Economics
Tianye Chen - 2nd place in Business Calculations
Akua Dawes - 3rd place in Parliamentary Procedures
Kevin Jia - 3rd place in Economics

We swept both Business Calculations and Economics!!

 

2012 NEBRASKA FBLA STUDENTS RECEIVE NATIONAL AWARDS
Forty-two Nebraska Future Business Leaders of America students recently received 28 Top 10 Awards, including 7 first-place awards, at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Nebraska FBLA members competed June 29-July 2, 2012 at the national conference.

First Place

 Myan Bhoopalam and Tianye Chen of Lincoln East High School, Banking and Financial Systems

Third Place

 Bridget Fleischer, Austin Koch and Akshay Rajagopal of Lincoln East High School, Global Business

Fifth Place

 Michael Liou of Lincoln East High School, Future Business Leader

FBLA Attends State Leadership Conference

The LPS high school FBLA chapters traveled to Omaha on Thursday, March 29th through Saturday, March 31, 2013 to participate in the FBLA State Leadership Conference.  Six high-schools and the Entrepreneurship Focus Program (EFP) sent 7 advisers, 2 student teachers and 69 students to compete in individual and role-play events in areas of business and technology. The LPS students joined over 2,200 FBLA students across the state. The below students earned a 1st through 8th place honor or an honorable mention (HM), which is presented to the Top 4% of entrants. Students earning a 1st or 2nd place honor, and in some cases 3rd place, qualified to compete at the National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, TX in June.

FBLA is a national student organization that is focused on developing leadership skills, creating more interest in business enterprise and encouraging the improvement of business and community. Students attend regular meetings, local & regional conferences and participate in school and community activities. To be eligible to join FBLA, students must be in grade 9-12 and have taken any Business or Technology course.

LINCOLN EAST

Team Events

• Banking & Financial Systems – 1st Place* – Myan Bhoopalam, Tianye Chen, Michael Liou
• Global Business – 1st Place* – Bridget Fleischer, Austin Koch, Akshay Rajagopal
• Business Presentation – 4th Place – Monica Lu, Shannen Lambdin
• Global Business – 4th Place – Myan Bhoopalam, Tianye Chen, Michael Liou
• Management Decision Making – 4th Place – Elayne Gibson, Holly Schwartz, Bridget Fleischer
• Marketing – 4th Place– Akua Dawes, Austin Koch
• Emerging Business Issues – Honorable Mention – Tianye Chen, Lorellee Kampschnieder

Individual Awards

• Michael Liou – 1st Place – Future Business Leader – $750 Scholarship to attend the NLC and represent the State of Nebraska; Economics – 2nd Place*
• Akshay Rajagopal – Business Math – 1st Place*; Keyboarding Knowledge – 1st Place; Computer Applications – 2nd Place*; Introduction to Business – 7th Place
• Myan Bhoopalam – Introduction to Business – 2nd Place*; Computer Problems Solving – 3rd Place*; Business Math – 6th Place
• Monica Lu – Hospitality Management – 2nd Place*; Job Interview – Semi-Finalist/Honorable Mention; Future Business Leader - Honorable Mention; Who's Who in Nebraska FBLA
• Elayne Gibson – Impromptu Speaking – 3rd Place; Business Law – 4th Place
• Kevin Jia – Business Math – 3rd Place*; Cyber Security – Honorable Mention; Introduction to Business - Honorable Mention
• Lorellee Kampschnieder – Economics – 3rd Place; Public Speaking II – 3rd Place; Business Law – Honorable Mention
• Nathan Toothaker – Keyboarding Knowledge – 3rd Place
• Tianye Chen – Business Math – 4th Place; Hospitality Management – Honorable Mention
• Shannen Lambdin – Cyber Security – 8th Place; Business Calculations - Honorable Mention; Business Law - Honorable Mention
• Akua Dawes – Hospitality Management - Honorable Mention; Networking Concepts - Honorable Mention
• Bridget Fleischer – Cyber Security - Honorable Mention
• Austin Koch – Economics - Honorable Mention

LINCOLN ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOCUS PROGRAM (EFP)

5th place Entrepreneurship--Jacob Delley, Cole White, Andrew Wunderlich
Honorable Mention, Intro to Business, Jacob Delley
Honorable Mention, Economics, Andrew Wunderlich

LINCOLN HIGH

• Catherine Burns – Hospitality Management – Honorable Mention (387)

LINCOLN NORTHEAST

Team Events

• Dan Kreuzberg, Merima Ziga & Selma Salja – Business Ethics – 5th Place (19)

Individual Events

• Vinh Vo – Job Interview – Semifinalist

LINCOLN NORTHSTAR

• Jaron Ahmann, Kyle Holz, & Nguyen Ho – Computer Game and Simulation Programming – 2nd Place (2)*

LINCOLN SOUTHEAST

Team Events

• Wyatt Nelson & Maggie Wallace – 2nd Place – Marketing

Individual Events

• Marcus Bunde – Honorable Mention – Sports Management
• Ella Donley – Honorable Mention– Health Care Administration
• Madison Joutras – 4th Place – Help Desk

Chapter Events

• Lincoln Southeast Chapter – Largest Chapter Increase (150%) – 2nd Place
• Lincoln Southeast Chapter – Golden Round Table Award
• Lincoln Southeast Chapter – Recruitment of New a Chapter

LINCOLN SOUTHWEST

ELIZABETH PETERSON
2nd Place - Business Math (506)**
8th Place - Intro to Business Communications (448)

LANDON SADLER
HM - Business Communications (597)
HM - Hospitality Management (387)
HM - Sports Management (508)

HA YOON LEE
HM - Sports Management (508)

MARISSA UPTON

HM - Sports Management (508)

 

2012 FBLA Winter Conference Results

February 1, 2012 FBLA District Competition / SCC Beatrice
Lincoln East High Awards
The following students received plaques for their first-place wins: 
Michael Liou in Business Law AND Economics plus he placed 6th in Business Math
Tianye Chen in Business Math.
The following students also placed and received certificates: 
Kevin Jia - 2nd in Economics
The team of Akua Dawes, Austin Koch, and Diana Le - 2nd in Entrepreneurship Performance
Akshay Rajagopal - 4th in Business Communications
Bridget Fleischer - 4th in Introduction to Business
Monica Lu - 5th in Business Math and 6th in Business Communications
Austin Koch - 5th in Economics
Holly Schwartz - 8th in Accounting 1
Lorellee Kampschnieder - 9th in Business Law
Akshay Rajagopal - 2nd Computer Applications
Lincoln Northeast Awards
Breanna Traupe - 8th Place in Business Communications
3 Door Prizes
Lincoln North Star Awards
Ngoc Nguyen - 1st in Accounting 1
Lincoln Southwest Awards
Ha Yoon Lee - 10th Economics
Elizabeth Peterson - 9th Business Math

2011 - 2012 School Year of Events

E(nstitute) Selection

It's official!  Ethan Horne, graduate of Lincoln Southeast and active DECA member, has been selected as 1 of 11 fellows to the E(nstitute) program in New York City.  There were over 500 applicants for the first national apprenticeship program focused on connecting young adults with entrepreneurs in business, technology and design.  The official press release went out today to Forbes and Wall Street Journal with local media to follow. Ethan is exciting about a continued relationship with LSE as he blogs and Skypes his experiences with my current Management and Marketing classes.  Ethan's official fellow biography is below. He will be apprenticing under Jason Beckerman, co-founder of Unified, a social media measurement company, for the next two years.  Also following is a link to a Huffington Post article earlier this year.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/04/enstitute-a-school-for-entrepreneurs_n_1403036.html 

2012 DECA International Winners

Congratulations to Lincoln Southeast students, Jessica Gehr and Autumn Trujillo, who achieved honors at the 66th Annual DECA International Career Development Conference in Salt Lake City, April 27- May 2, 2012. 
Jessica Gehr earned a 2nd place award in Business Services Marketing.  She also earned medals for the Bob Foehlinger Memorial Scholarship, achievement in the Marketing Cluster Exam, becoming an International Finalist and being in the Top 10 competitors. 
Autumn Trujillo earned a medal for being an International Finalist and a Top 10 competitor. 

2011-2012 State DECA Results

Congratulations to the following Lincoln Public Schools DECA competitors who earned awards at the 2012 Nebraska DECA Career Development Conference March 15-17 at the Cornhusker Hotel:

1st place Awards

Jessica Gehr, Entrepreneurship Participating Written Project, Lincoln Southeast
Jessica Gehr, Business Services Marketing, Lincoln Southeast
Katie Wandzilak, Hotel and Lodging Marketing, Lincoln Southeast
Megan Dworsky, Principles of Finance, Lincoln East

Keelan Chapman, Food Marketing, Lincoln East

2nd place Awards

Katie Wandzilak, Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling, Lincoln Southeast
Autumn Trujillo, Principles of Hospitality and Tourism, Lincoln Southeast
Kari Nelson, Marketing Management, Lincoln Southeast
Ahsan Kamal, Accounting Applications, Lincoln Southwest
Michaela Dreeszen Principles of Marketing , Lincoln Southwest

3rd Place Awards

Konrad Christen, Automotive Services, Lincoln Southwest
Taytem Chapman, Principles of Marketing, Lincoln East

Top 8 Awards

 Lauren Hestermann, Human Resource Management, Lincoln Southeast
Marisa Griffin, Human Resource Management, Lincoln Southeast

 Brittny Wilhelm, Retail Merchandising, Lincoln Southeast
Ethan Horne, Restaurant and Food Service Management, Lincoln Southeast
Sean Nordgren, Principles of Marketing, Lincoln Southwest

Jacqie Hansen, Retail Merchandising, Lincoln Southwest

Campbell Kennedy, Hotel and Lodging Management, Lincoln Southwest

Peter Barnes, Principles of Marketing, Lincoln East

Katie Curtiss, Principles of Business Mgmt, Lincoln East
Conner Kaiser, Automotive Services Marketing Series, Lincoln East
Breck Ostrander, Quick Serve Restaurant Mgmt, Lincoln East
Dodge Ostrander, Marketing Management, Lincoln East

Congratulations to Katie Wandzilak, Lincoln Southeast, who was elected to the position of Nebraska DECA State Secretary, and Conner Kaiser, Lincoln East, elected to the position of Nebraska DECA Alumni/Collegiate DECA, Team 56! 

Top 3 Award winners have the opportunity to compete at the International Career Development Conference in Salt Lake City in April 27-May 2. 

2011 DECA National Winners:

Food Marketing Series
Second Place: Nealesh Padhye of Lincoln Southwest High School

Top Ten Finalists:

Business Services Marketing Series
Jessica Gehr of Lincoln Southeast High School 

Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research Event
Anna Hedlund and Madeline Ripa of Lincoln East High School

Preliminary Finalists:

Community Service Project
Michael Schlesiger and KC Ramsell of Bellevue East High School

Financial Services Team Decision Making
Charles Chen and Paul Poulsen of Lincoln Southwest High School

Preliminary Event Recognition:

Accounting Applications Series - Finance Cluster Exam
Nic Torraco of Lincoln Southeast High School

Advertising Campaign Event - Marketing Cluster Exam
Daniel Baquet of Lincoln East High School

NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

NEWS RELEASE

 

Lincoln Public Schools - Business Education - Activities

The following teachers were recognized by the Nebraska Department of Education at the Nebraska Career Education Conference held June 5-7, 2012 in Kearney.

               Teachers whose professional activities influenced business and marketing education in Nebraska during the past year received BEST — Belong, Excel, Study and Travel — Awards for their involvement in professional associations, community and school activities, professional leadership development and service to the business education profession.               

• Award recipients:
  
  Lori Anderson of Lincoln East High School
  Carol Andringa of Lincoln Public Schools
  Colleen Childers of Lincoln Northeast High School
  Jodi Gehr of Lincoln Southeast High School
  Julie Hippen of Lincoln Southeast High School
  Matt Maw of Lincoln East High School
  Lindsay Tillinghast of Lincoln Southeast High School
  Deb Wolken of Lincoln Northeast High School

Nebraska Career Educators Sharpen Skills

at First-Ever Teacher Leadership Academies 

Nearly 50 Nebraska teachers and guidance counselors recently attended the state’s first-ever Career and Technical Education Leadership Academy and Beginning Teacher Institute conferences for new and veteran educators.

Teachers attending the two conferences had a common focus:  Teaching students the skills and knowledge vital for college and career success. 

The Career Education Beginning Teacher Institute provided strategies to help new teachers improve the quality and rigor of their classroom instruction. Teachers were encouraged to build a collaborative statewide network of educators for future support.

"The Beginning Teacher Institute reenergized me for the school year,” said Sarah Heideman, Lawrence-Nelson High School agricultural education teacher. “It made it even more clear how important Career and Technical Education is in Nebraska. The great things that are happening in classrooms across our state need to be lionized."

Anne Schmall, Scottsbluff Middle School family and consumer sciences teacher, said the teaching skills she developed and practiced at the workshop would make her an even more effective teacher. Schmall said connecting with other Career and Technical Education teachers was helpful. “I know that I am going into the upcoming school year better prepared ….”

The second professional development workshop, the Career Education Leadership Academy, focused on developing the leadership potential of experienced educators by providing the resources and instructional strategies needed to ensure students are career and college ready when they graduate.

A key objective of the Career Education Leadership Academy was to develop a shared vision and to help participants gain new perspectives on how to communicate with government leaders and state legislators about career education, college and career readiness, workforce development and economic development.

Veteran educators developed a 2012-2013 individual plan-of-action with strategies for addressing the challenges their career education program faces in their school district and community to better ensure that students graduate college and career ready.

Lee Kallstrom, an Omaha North Magnet High School teacher in engineering technologies, said the academy provided “useful information packed into a usable, doable workshop” that would benefit his students, staff and the school’s administration.

Kristyn Harms, Norris High School agriculture, food and natural resources teacher, said the academy gave her an opportunity to expand her leadership skills.

Workshop presenters included Jill Casten, who has a doctorate of philosophy in Leadership Education and represented the American Farm Bureau Federation; Ryan Foor, who holds a doctorate of philosophy in Agriculture and Extension Education and is a University of Arizona assistant agricultural professor; and, Nebraska Department of Education career and technical education staff Cory Epler, Matt Kreifels and Carol Ringenberg.

For more information about Nebraska Career Education and the Nebraska Career Education Model, visit http://www.education.ne.gov/NCE/.

The following educators from Lincoln attended the Career Education Beginning Teacher Institute:

Jeff Maas of Lincoln Northeast High School

The following educators attended the Career Education Leadership Academy:

Brenda Leggiadro of Lincoln Public Schools

Charmain Satree of Lincoln North Star High School

Tracy Way of Lincoln Southwest High School