SLDC Funding Cut (Proposed)

Student Leadership Development Center Funding Cut (Proposed)

I am blogging asking your for help with an issue that will ultimately effect the futures of all students in our county and all over the state of Oregon. On May 18th, 2008 the Oregon State Legislature Joint Committee on Ways and Means recommended a budget to the entire congregation recommending cuts to the Oregon Student Leadership Development Center (SLDC), which is a state funded program that runs and oversees the Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO). The Career and Technical Student Organizations include the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), FFA, Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), SkillsUSA Oregon, DECA, Family Career and Community Leaders of America ( FCCLA) and the Associated Oregon Forestry Clubs ( AOFC). These are all valued organizations all over the state of Oregon and provide students with skills necessary to bettering our society. If the budget is passed and the Oregon SLDC funding is cut, all of these organizations will suffer tremendously, that is why I am calling on the leadership of you and others in our community to help the efforts of several students in our community, to organize a community rally at Max Square on Adams Avenue on the 19th of June, 2009, supporting our students and their organizations. What we are hoping to accomplish is drawing some attention to this very important issue in the county and all over the state of Oregon and convince our leaders in Salem that the passing of the proposed budget would have a devastating effect on Oregon's youth.

This is a real problem and is going to take all of us to solve it!

Union FBLA Chapter
Apprentice President
Taylor Sarman

State Awards Picture

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State Results

HELLO Union FBLA supporters!!!

I wanted to let you know that Union FBLA performed their best. Union achieved status of “the best of the best.” We took home the “2009 2A Chapter of the Year” trophy. This is the first time Union has earned this award. Below you will find how the members did:

1^st—Chapter of the Year

1^st—Intro to Parli Pro (Kathryn Hepler)

1^st—Parli Pro (Jordann Roberts, Taylor Sarman, Sara Bauer, Shanna Riomondo, Kathryn Hepler)

1^st—Public Speaking (Briana Tanaka)

2^nd—Emerging Business Issues (Ally Brudevold, Sarah Longwell, Jordin Lineback)

2^nd—Intro to Parli Pro (Kate Stewart)

3^rd—E-business (Alex Palmer)

3^rd—Future Business Leader (Steven Crader)

3^rd—Help Desk (JaKarra Sanders)

3^rd—Intro to Business Communications (Jordin Lineback)

3^rd—Intro to Parli Pro (Jordann Roberts)

3^rd—Outstanding Chapter

4^th—Chapter Newsletters (Emma Stockhoff)

4^th—Chapter Website (Briana Tanaka)

4^th—Introduction to Parli Pro (Sara Bauer)

4^th—Public Speaking II (Caleb Harmon)

5^th—American Enterprise (Will Hulden, Jackie Huitt, Cody Fouts)

5^th—Electronic Career Portfolio (Kelson Bertrand)

5^th—March of Dimes Report (Ally Brudevold, Sarah Longwell)

5^th—Word Processing II (Steven Crader)

6^th—Intro to Parli Pro (Taylor Sarman)

7^th—Business Law (Cheyanne Wyant)

7^th—Chapter Scrapbook (Sara Bauer)

7^th—Impromptu Speaking (Celena Hefner)

8^th—Computer Applications (JaKarra Sanders)

10^th—Community Service Project (Brittany Josephson, Ali Anderson, Anna Courtney)

10^th—FBLA Principles & Procedures (Will Hulden)

Be looking for pictures and videos from the State Business Leadership Conference sometime in the near future!

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE at 8:30!!! Stay tuned to know how Union does.

Day 2 of State

Hello again!!!

Today was amazing. Last night we found out that most of Union's competitors will be performing again in the final round of competition.

The following events competed today and will hopefully be receiving a plaque and traveling to Anaheim, California for the National Leadership Conference.

• American Enterprise--Will Hulden, Jackie Hutt, & Cody Fouts
• Community Service--Brittany Joesphson, Anna Coutrney, & Ali Anderson
• E-business--Alex Palmer
• Emerging Business Issues--Ally Brudevold, Sarah Longwell, & Jordin Lineback
• Future Business Leader--Steven Crader
  
• Help Desk--JaKarra Sanders
• Impromptu--Celena Hefner
  
• Parli Pro--Jordann Roberts, Taylor Sarman, Shanna Riomondo, Sara Bauer, & Kathryn Hepler
• Public Speaking II--Briana Tanaka
  
• Public Slpeaking II--Caleb Harmon

The Annual Business Meeting and Delegates Dinner was tonight. Taylor Sarman, Sara Bauer, & Jordann Roberts cast their votes for State President, Executive VP, & Blue Mountain Region VP. The dance was also held tonight. We look forward to the Awards of Excellence session tomorrow morning. Watch the Twitter feed for information on contest results: www.twitter.com/unionfbla . 

Please enjoy these videos from today:

Briana Tanaka--Public Speaking II

Caleb Harmon--Public Speaking II

Celena Hefner--Impromptu Speaking

Day 1 of SBLC

Today was the first day of Oregon FBLA's State Business Leadership Conference in Portland, Oregon. For the Union Chapter the day started at 4 o'clock in the morning when we pulled out of the parking lot at the high school. The day continued as we arrived at our hotel after a 5 hour drive. From there the advisers and chapter president and apprentice went over to headquarters to get our conference t-shirts and name tags and conference programs. After members recieved their name tags they were off to their workshops and some of them to their events prelims.

The following students competed today:

• Business Presentation--Nicole Roberts, Tyler Fouts, & Brie Bunkers
• Client Services--Kate Stewart
• Community Service--Brittany Josephson, Anna Maxwell, & Ali Anderson
• Emerging Business Issues--Ally Brudevold, Sarah Longwell, & Jordin Lineback
• Impromptu Speaking--Celena
• Impromptu Speaking--Emma Stockhoff
  

The following students qualified for finals on Thursday:

• American Enterprise--Will Hulden, Jackie Huitt, & Cody Fouts
• E-business--Alex Palmer
• Future Business Leader--Steven Crader
• Parli Pro--Jordann Roberts, Taylor Sarman, Shanna Riomondo, Sara Bauer, & Kathryn Hepler

Union was also fortunate enough to have JaKarra Sanders sing the National Anthem at the opening session. Congratulations JaKarra and Great Job!!!!

Look for Thursday's events tomorrow!!!!

Done with Opening. Back to competing. Stay tuned to blog for day updates!
www.unionfbla.blogspot.com

We leave for state tomorrow…

Hi

I wanted to remind everyone that we leave for the Oregon FBLA State Business Leadership Conference tomorrow at 4:15 a.m. I want to see your bright and shinning faces ready for an action-packed day. Don’t forget to follow this blog (www.unionfbla.blogspot.com) or our twitter page (www.twitter.com/unionfbla). These websites will be updated throughout the conference and during the awards session. Use the form on the right-hand side to subscribe to our blog and have updates sent to your email.

Until next time,
Steven

"Miss" UHS

Eyeliner, high heels, formal gowns, and some of Union high's finest young gentleman, all together, made for quite an evening at Union FBLA's "Miss" UHS Pageant. With ten contestants competing for the crown and title of Miss UHS the competition was extremely intense. The pageant was divided into three portions: talent, formal wear, and question.

The talent portion of the competition consisted of every thing from an "Our Song singing Delila" to a "Wild west roping Wilma", even a basket ball dunking Tantiana showed strutted her stuff. No one would have guessed the talent that these young men, I mean women, had and how willing they all were to show it up on stage.

The Next portion of the pageant was formal wear, which featured all of the pageant beauty's in their finest ball gowns. In this portions we learned everything about our contestants from there favorite song to their least favorite thing about being a woman, while they paraded around the stage.

Down to the three contestants we moved on to the question round with Delila (Dalton Tibbs), Kelsey (Kelson Bertrand), and Jillian (Jeremey Moore). All of the candidates did an excellent job at answering some of the toughest pageant questions. From, "What would you do with a million dollars?" to "If you had to give $50,000 to a charity which one would it be and why?" Some of the contestants even revealed how they would handle some pretty difficult social issues. The question, "How would you help to stop gang violence?" sparked the answer, "Shoot all the ganstas'," from Jillian.

That answer and Jillian's excellent performance throughout the talent and formal wear portion of the pageant earned her the crown and the title of "Miss" UHS.

Union FBLA would like to thank all of the contestants for their participation and everyone who attended the pageant. You are the core of Union FBLA and we cant thank you enough for all of your support.

Taylor Sarman
Apprentice President
Union FBLA

FBLA State

Hey

This is Steven and I wanted to let you know that I will be updating the blog on the status of the conference as it progresses. During the award session stayed tuned as I will keep you informed of how UNION is doing. Please follow or subscribe to have updates sent to your email. If you would like to have updates sent to your mobile phone, follow us on Twitter to and turn device updates on (you will need to set up your mobile phone in the settings tab).

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