FBLA Member

Handbook

“Simply the Best!”

STONE BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

43100 HAY ROAD | ASHBURN, VIRGINIA 20147

CHAPTER NUMBER: 14240

2009-2010

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Table of Contents

ABOUT FBLA-PBL 3

MEMBERSHIP 3 PUBLICATIONS 3 CHAPTER ADVISERS 4 2009-2010 CHAPTER OFFICERS 4 MEETING DATES 4 EMAIL COMMUNICATION/ TEXT MESSAGING 4 ANNUAL EXPECTED COST TO FBLA MEMBERS 5 FUNDRAISING 5

CHAPTER STATISTICS 6

CHAPTER AND MEMBER AWARDS 7

APPROVED FBLA DRESS CODE 10

NATIONAL TECHNICAL HONOR SOCIETY 11

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 12

FUTURE AWARD 12 BUSINESS AWARD 12 LEADER AWARD 12 AMERICA AWARD 12

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About FBLA-PBL

The Future Business Leaders of America is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and organized on the local, state, and national levels. Business teachers, advisers, and advisory councils, (including school officials, business people, and community representatives) guide local chapters. State advisers and committee members coordinate chapter activities for the national organization.

The FBLA concept was developed in 1937 by Dr. Hamden L. Forkner of Columbia University. The first high school chapter was chartered in Johnson City, Tennessee on February 3, 1942. In 1958, the first PBL collegiate chapter was chartered in Iowa. The professional division, originally the Alumni Division, began in 1979. joining FBLA-PBL in 1994 was the FBLA-Middle level for students in grades 5-9.

The national board of directors is comprised of local teachers, state educators, business leaders and the division presidents.

Membership FBLA has a combined membership of over 260,000 in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and other U.S. Territories making FBLA the largest high school and college business organization in the world.

Publications Published four times a year, Tomorrow’s Business Leader is the exclusive magazine for FBLA students and advisers. All registered members and advisers will receive a copy through their FBLA chapter

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Chapter Advisers David Palanzi- David.palanzi@loudoun.k12.va.us Thomas Brady- Thomas.brady@loudoun.k12.va.us Felecia Caruthers- Felecia.caruthers@loudoun.k12.va.us

2009-2010 Chapter Officers Chapter President- Brittney Geathers (Senior) Vice President at Large- Veronica Taylor (Senior) Membership Director- Kendra Austin (Sophomore) Treasurer- Jaclyn Windsor (Senior) Secretary- Chris Martin (Senior) Attendance Secretary- Hagop Karabetian (Senior) Parliamentarian- Cullen Fleming (Senior) Reporter- Alex Walker (Sophomore) Historian- Tife Adetunji (Sophomore) Webmaster- Mehmil Zia (Sophomore) Public Relations- Bryan Reilley (Senior) Photographer- Tae Nelson (Junior) Parliamentarian, Shenandoah Region- Shin Park (Junior)

Meeting Dates Meetings are held monthly on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s. The Tuesday meetings begin promptly at 4:00 p.m. and Thursday meetings begin at 8:30 a.m. with a breakfast offered prior to the meeting in Mr. Brady’s room. Upon attending a meeting members must check in to receive “FBLA points”. It is important to attend one of the two meetings offered each month. If you miss a meeting, please contact a chapter officer or adviser.

Email Communication/ Text Messaging It is very important that every FBLA member have an active email account that they check often. Most of the announcements, reminders, updates, forms, etc. are communicated and distributed through email. Additionally, member can opt to receive announcements via text message if they fill out the appropriate information on their member application form.

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Annual Expected Cost to FBLA Members The expenses indicated below are only estimated. Actual costs are based on the number of members attending each conference and the location of the conference. There will be other activities in addition to the ones listed here throughout the year.

Activity/Expense Cost Chapter Dues $15 FBLA T-shirt $15 Professional Development Day $15 National Fall Leadership Conference $70 Does not include hotel Regional Fall Conference $15 Business Tours $15 Regional Spring Conference $5 State Leadership Conference $60 Amusement Park $50

There are other activities scheduled throughout the year. Most of these activities require a fee to cover transportation, admission, meals, etc. Information on chapter activities will be provided at the meetings as it become available.

Fundraising The chapter offers a variety of fundraising activities that enable it to support the expenses of the club. Members may be rewarded with FBLA bucks to assist them with the costs associated with the club.

• By selling a box of candy students may earn their membership and club t-shirt.

• Fall brochure sale—earn FBLA bucks based on sales. • Spring brochure sale—earn FBLA bucks based on sales. • Senior Scholarship—candy gram sales.

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Chapter Statistics

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Chapter and Member Awards

2002 – 2003 � Chapter

� Chartered! � Members

� Regional � Sabrina Ebner (Accounting II – 1st Place) � Ryan Clairmont (Business Math - 1st Place) � Chris Johnson (Business Procedures – 1st Place) � Mike Benonis (Computer Concepts – 1st Place)

� State � Mike Benonis (Computer Concepts – 2nd Place)

� Nationals � Mike Benonis (Computer Concepts – Top 10)

2003 – 2004 � Members

� Region � Ryan Clairmont (Business Calculations – 1st Place) � Alexander Seletsky and Daniel Schneider (Network Design – 1st Place) � John Beerman (Economics – 2nd Place) � Ben Carroll (Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure – 2nd Place) � Mike Benonis (JAVA Programming – 2nd Place) � Samie Moinipanah, Daniel Carroll, Anastasia Wolf, and

Sarah Carlson (Parliamentary Procedures – 2nd Place) � Michael Pandish (Business Math – 3rd Place) � Ashley Rath (Business Law – 3rd Place)

2004 – 2005 � Members

� Regional � John Beerman (Economics – 2nd Place) � Memunatu Conteh (Public Speaking II – 2nd Place) � Kayla Lechler (Introduction to Business – 2nd Place) � Tyler Pearson (Business Procedures – 2nd Place) � Kiana Williams (Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure – 2nd Place) � Abhimanyu Aggarwal (Business Plan – 3rd Place) � Rachel Macasieb was elected President of the Shenandoah Region

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2005 – 2006 � Members

� Regional � Shelbie Morgan (Future Business Leader – 1st Place) � Patrick Harbolick (Introduction to Business – 1st Place) � Dishu Maheshwari (Introduction to Business Calculations – 1st Place) � Chris Bernstorf (Business Procedures – 2nd Place) � Meredith Cliett (Public Speaking II – 2nd Place) � Emerald Nguyen (JAVA Programming – 3rd Place) � Richard Hafner (Network Concepts – 3rd Place) � Evan Gearhart (Introduction to Parliamentary Procedures – 3rd Place) � Korrin Allen-Cervantes, Arlyn Donnelly, Alexandra Flores, Sam

Greenwood, and Kevin Vogel (Parliamentary Procedures – 3rd Place)

2006 – 2007 � Members

� Regional � Jodi Davis (Introduction to Business Communications – 1st Place) � Colby Caldwell, Tiffany Levy, Alyssa Jensen, and Brooke Martin

(Parliamentary Procedure Team – 1st Place) � Bryan Reilly (Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure – 2nd Place) � Korrin Allen-Cervantes and Catherine Christensen (American

Enterprise Report – 2nd Place) � Maggie Hinson, Saitta Merchant, Kristen Pascale (Entrepreneurship

Team – 3rd Place) � Joshua Buckingham (Public Speaking I – 3rd Place) � Brooke Martin was installed as Shenandoah Region FBLA

Parliamentarian � Colby Caldwell was installed as Shenandoah Region FBLA Reporter

� State � Meredith Cliett (Presented Partnership with Business Project – Top 10

Projects in the state) � Korrin Allen-Cervantes, Samantha Greenwood, and Meredith Cliett

(Presented Community Service Project – 4th Place)

2007 – 2008 � Members

� Regional � David Wang (Business Calculations – 1st Place) � Meredith Cliett (Future Business Leader – 2nd Place) � Michael Pirrello (Help Desk – 2nd Place) � Kirby Calderwood (Network Concepts – 3rd Place)

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� Caleb Dessalgne, Randyl Fabian, Alyssa Jensen, and Becky Steward (Parliamentary Procedure – 3rd Place)

� Samantha Smith (Spreadsheet Applications – 3rd Place) � Caleb Dessalgne was installed as Shenandoah Region FBLA

Parliamentarian � State

� Brittney Geathers (Client Services – 5th Place) � Michael Pirrello (Help Desk- 3rd Place)

2008 – 2009 � Chapter

� Certificate of Appreciation for contributing to the Virginia FBLA-PBL State Service Project (Project ASK)

� Certificate of Membership in recognition for becoming a Bronze Member � Officially proclaimed an Honor Chapter

� Members � Regional

� Andrew Nagle (Accounting 2 – 2nd Place) � Patrick Harbolick (Business Communication – 2nd Place) � Alex Wynn (Business Math – 2nd Place) � Christy Rosa & Alexandria Dowels (Desktop Publishing – 2nd Place) � Michael Dolan (Intro to Parliamentarian Procedure – 2nd Place) � Connor Rodenbough (Personal Finance – 2nd Place) � Samantha Smith and Carlo del Mundo (Website Development – 2nd

Place) � Sherman Virk (Computer Applications – 3rd Place) � Michael Pirello (Computer Problem Solving – 3rd Place) � Hillary Pitts, Megan Weber, and Brandon Wood (Entrepreneurship –

3rd Place) � Shin Park was installed as Shenandoah Region FBLA Parliamentarian

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Conference Dress Code Dress Code FBLA-PBL members and advisers should develop an awareness of the image one’s appearance projects. The purpose of the dress code is to uphold the professional image of the association and its members and to prepare students for the business world. Appropriate attire is required for all attendees – advisers, members, and guests – at competitive events, regional meetings, workshops, and other activities unless otherwise stated in the program.

Professional attire acceptable for official FBLA-PBL activities include:

Males � Business suit with collar dress shirt, and necktie or � Sport coat, dress slacks, collar shirt, and necktie or � Dress slacks, collar shirt, and necktie. � Banded collar shirt may be worn only if sport coat or business suit is

worn. � Dress shoes and socks.

Females � Business suit with blouse or � Business pantsuit with blouse or � Skirt or dress slacks with blouse or sweater or � Business dress. � Capris or gauchos with coordinating jacket/suit, worn below the knee,

with nylons.* � Dress shoes. � Nylons when wearing skirts and dresses.

Inappropriate attire, for both men and women, includes: • Jewelry in visible body piercing, other than ears • Denim or chambray fabric clothing of any kind, overalls, shorts,

skorts, stretch or stirrup • pants, exercise or bike shorts • Backless, see-through, tight-fitting, spaghetti straps, strapless,

extremely short, or • low-cut blouses/tops/dresses/skirts • T-shirts, Lycra™, spandex, midriff tops, tank tops, bathing suits • Sandals, athletic shoes, industrial work shoes, hiking boots, bare feet,

or over-the-knee boots • Hats or flannel fabric clothing • Bolo ties • Visible foundation garments

CLARIFICATION–Many women’s two-piece suits are currently designed so that they do not require a blouse. Therefore, this will be accepted. In addition, sling-back shoes, opentoe shoes, and sleeveless dresses are accepted.

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National Technical Honor Society

In 2008 the Stone Bridge Chapter of FBLA chartered the National Technical Honor Society as a way to honor those active members who excel within the club and in their academics. The benefits of the society include:

o NTHS membership materials including: custom certificate, presentation folder, member pin, ID card, window decal, white tassel, official NTHS diploma seal and general letter of recommendation customized for each student's career portfolio.

o Access to the secure online career center for a period of one year after graduation.

o NTHS scholarship opportunities including the Jon H. Poteat scholarship and others through our career/technical student organization partners.

o Access to requesting specific letters of recommendation for employment, college, or scholarships for a period of one year after graduation.

o Always listed in the national registry for recruitment opportunities by top U.S colleges and corporations.

Seniors and Juniors who have met all the requirements below are eligible to join the National Technical Honor Society through FBLA. This enables them to be recognized at the commencement exercises with an honor cord. The application may be found on the chapter website and must be word processed. The induction ceremony will occur by December. Upon being accepted members will be asked to turn in a one time membership fee of $30. This fee will Prior to graduation a $12 fee will be collected for honor cords or medals.

o The applicant must be a junior or senior who is enrolled in a Business and Information Technology course.

o Must have completed the equivalent of two year-long business class credits by the end of junior year.

o The applicant must have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.0, as verified with an official transcript from the school’s guidance.

o The applicant must be active in FBLA activities. o Completed applications and attachments must be received no later

than the date specified. o Hand-written applications will not be considered. The application

must be word processed.

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Business Achievement Awards

The FBLA Business Achievement Awards are achievement awards that members may work toward. Most requirements for these awards can be achieved by simply being involved in chapter activities. Achieving these awards is also helpful when applying for FBLA scholarships. There are four levels of the Business Achievement Awards: Future Level, Business Level, Leader Level, and America Level. Members who complete these awards will receive national recognition as well as a pin and certificate. The awards must be completed in the order above. The individual recognition is a four-tier program aligned with the FBLA-PBL Goals, National Business educators Association standards, and Career Clusters. The individual program has a March 1 deadline.

Future Award This award focuses on basic business skills, introduction to community service, and FBLA involvement at the local level. Pins will be sent to the local chapter adviser for presentation at the local awards ceremony or local FBLA event.

Business Award Prerequisite: Future Award. This award focuses on local and district/regional and state involvement; intermediate business skills; and leadership in the community. Pins will be sent to the local chapter adviser for presentation at a local awards ceremony or local FBLA event.

Leader Award Prerequisite: future and Business Awards. This award focuses on local, district/regional, state, and national involvement; advanced business skills; and community leadership. Names of qualifying students and pins will be sent to the state chair/adviser to be presented at the state leadership conference, if desired.

America Award Prerequisite: Future, Business, and Leader Awards. This award focuses on total association leadership, business skills, and involvement in community. Students qualifying for this award will receive pins at the National Leadership Conference.

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Point System

Activity Points

Before/after School Meeting 5 After School Field Trips 10 Participating on Committee 10 Chairing a Committee 15 Participating in a Fundraiser 15 Attending a Conference 20 Participating in a Competition 30 Total Possible Points 400

Complete a Business Achievement Award

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Top 15% - Gold Members • Top 25% - Silver Members

Rewards

o Special door prizes for gold and silver members o Top 50% priority on Amusement Park Field Trip o Must sell minimum of 2 items for the Virginia Diner

Fundraiser o Recognition from members who attend each monthly

meeting o Recognition for members with the most points o Gold Members are eligible to be officers

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Notes:

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FBLA NEEDS YOU! Hey Parents! A new year of FBLA activities is about to begin, and we need your

help making it all happen. Anything you could do would be greatly appreciated.

Parent Name:

Students Name: ____

Phone Number: ____

Email: ____

Employer: ____

What can YOU do to help? Donations

o $5.00

o $10.00

o $25.00

o $50.00

o OTHER: ______________

� Chaperone

� Business Speaker (Various Topics)

� Business to Tour

� Donation of a Meeting Door Prize

� Other:

All donations help fund fieldtrips as well as our

scholarship. For more information visit our chapter

website, located under the Activities menu on the

Stone Bridge Web page.