Students claim high FBLA honors

: Pictured from left are Co-Lin FBLA Collegiate chapter advisor Laney Smith and students Kylie Windmiller, Brooklyn Laird, Whitney Howell, Seth Ammann, Josh McCreary, Maggie O’Quinn, Caitlyn Burns, and Emma Grice. Not pictured: Briar Hamilton and chapter advisor Dr. Richard Baker.

Co-Lin students in the Future Business Leaders of America Collegiate (FBLA) -- previously called Phi Beta Lambda -- walked away with high honors in competition at the the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Atlanta.

The Co-Lin students were among more than 14,000 students from around the country attending and competing at the national conference, including students from Purdue, Penn State, and many other prestigious universities and colleges. Earning awards at the national competition were:

Second place. Emma Grice of McCall Creek, Finance Case Study.

Fourth place. Josh McCreary of Brookhaven and Caitlyn Burnes of Wesson, Digital Media.

Sixth place. Briar Hamilton of Summit, Emerging Business Issues.

Sixth place. Briar Hamilton of Summit, Integrated Marketing.

Eighth place. Caitlyn Burns of Wesson, Hospitality Management.

Ninth place. Kylie Windmiller of Bogue Chitto, Client Services.

Additionally, McCreary placed in the Top 15 for impromptu speaking; Grice and Whitney Howell of Brookhaven placed in the Top 15 for state of the chapter; and Hamilton was named a national scholarship recipient and participated in the state president parade, as he will serve as the 2023-24 president for Mississippi.