Twenty four Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students won first place awards at the 2024 Virginia Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Leadership Conference held recently in Reston. More than 100 students placed in the top four in their event and qualified to compete in the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Orlando in June. A complete list of winners is below.

Diane Donkor from Edison High School was installed as an FBLA State Officer (vice president from the Northern Virginia region). Kedar Krishnan from Robinson Secondary School received the Michael Mills Learn to Lead Scholarship, and Michelle Wang from Lake Braddock Secondary School received the L. Marguerite Crumley Scholarship.

Two hundred students from FCPS high schools competed in 55 events ranging from 3-D Animation and Accounting to Cyber Security, Computer Problem Solving, and Public Speaking. FBLA is the largest career and technical student organization in the world. Each year, the organization helps over 200,000 members prepare for careers in business. More information about FBLA is available online.

For more information, contact Stephanie Holt at [email protected].