Milbank FBLA Members Qualify for Nationals

For the first time, MHS students and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members competed at South Dakota’s state FBLA contest. The event was held in Sioux Falls at the Best Western from April 14-15.  Eight Bulldogs – Tate Pew, Andrew Karels, Pierce Mathiason, Sam Shelstad, Jose Chan, Rylan Wendland, Franco Flores, and Debrianna Hicks earned top places and qualified for Nationals. The 2025 FBLA National Leadership Conference will be held in Anaheim, California, from June 29 – July 2.

Complete Results for Milbank:
Tate Pew–  Second Place – Spreadsheet Applications – National Qualifier
Andrew Karels, Pierce Mathiason, and Sam Shelstad –  Fourth Place – Sports Entertainment and Management –  National Qualifier
Sam Shelstad-  Second  Place –  Parliamentary Procedure –  National Qualifier
Rylan Wendland–  Second  Place –  Job Interview –  National Qualifier   
Third Place  –  Intro to FBLA –  National Qualifier
Keira Steffen –  Fifth  Place –  Healthcare Administration 
Jose Chan, Franco Flores, and Tate Pew–  Fourth  Place –  Broadcast Journalism – National Qualifier
Debrianna Hicks – Third  Place –  Intro to Financial Math –  National Qualifier
Charlotte Street –  Fifth  Place  – Impromptu Speaking 
Cameron Graham, Charlotte Street, and Keira Steffen – Second  Place –  Spelling Relay 

State FBLA officers were also selected:
President: Murphy Lewis – Northwestern
North VP: Wyatt Rahm – Northwestern
South VP: Danika Fluth –Tri-Valley 
Secretary: Emma Caulfield – Florence
Treasurer: Amelia Konrad – Mitchell
Parliamentarian: Tayler Vetter – Leola
Historian: Dawson Hlavacek – Florence 
Reporter: Rylan Wendland – Milbank

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